GRE Word List

TRANSITION

a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another

The meaning of the word transition is a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another.

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WordMeaning
unprepossessingnot tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing
apologistsomeone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism
mashto reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure
primaloriginal
supplicateto make a humble entreaty
culpablemeriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
chaffthe seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain
chicanerydeception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery
irksometending to irk : tedious