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 |
|---|---|
| ravage | an act or practice of ravaging |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| introvert | a person whose personality is characterized by introversion : a typically reserved or quiet person who tends to be introspective and enjoys spending time alone |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| proximity | the quality or state of being proximate : closeness |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| haggard | not tamed |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |