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 |
|---|---|
| engross | to copy or write in a large hand |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| redolent | exuding fragrance : aromatic |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| mnemonic | assisting or intended to assist memory |
| nimble | quick and light in motion : agile |
| casualty | a military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action |