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 |
|---|---|
| premonitory | giving warning |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
| spry | able to move quickly, easily, and lightly : nimble |
| imperturbable | marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| imbue | endow |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |