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
validhaving legal efficacy or force
casualtya military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action
asyluman inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary
disjointedbeing thrown out of orderly function
throttleto compress the throat of : choke
lacklusterlacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull
archaichaving the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses
impassionedfilled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling
leonineof, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion
generateto bring into existence: such as