GRE Word List
TRANSITION
going from one state of action to another
The meaning of the word transition is going from one state of action to another.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| jetsam | things thrown from a ship (to lighten the ship) |
| prophylactic | used to prevent disease; N: something prophylactic; condom; N. prophylaxis: prevention of disease |
| anachronism | an error involving time in a story; something or someone misplaced in time; ADJ. anachronistic |
| impair | injure; hurt; damage |
| illusion | misleading vision or visual image; false idea or belief; CF. delusion |
| miserly | stingy; mean |
| inerrancy | infallibility |
| fertile | producing many young, fruits, or seeds; (of land) producing good crops; V. fertilize |
| astigmatism | eye defect which prevents proper focus; OP. stigmatism |
| ineffable | unutterable; not to be uttered; taboo; that cannot be expressed in speech; indescribable; unspeakable; inexpressible; Ex. ineffable name/joy |