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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| authoritarian | of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| absolute | free from imperfection : perfect |
| nether | situated down or below : lower |
| founder | one that founds or establishes |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |
| platitude | the quality or state of being dull or insipid |