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 |
|---|---|
| irrefutable | impossible to refute : incontrovertible |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| sage | one (such as a profound philosopher) distinguished for wisdom |
| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
| figment | something made up or contrived |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| pliant | pliable |
| idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |
| glaze | to furnish or fit with glass |