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
galleona heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish
ablutionthe washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite)
mercantileof or relating to merchants or trading
besmirchto cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully
pervasiveexisting in or spreading through every part of something
nemesisthe Greek goddess of retributive justice
sleightdeceitful craftiness
passepast one's prime
recapitulateto retell or restate briefly : summarize
emanateto come out from a source