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 |
|---|---|
| botch | an inflammatory sore |
| seethe | to suffer violent internal excitement |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| sidetrack | siding |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |