GRE Word List
TRANSITORY
of brief duration : temporary
The meaning of the word transitory is of brief duration : temporary.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| utopia | a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions |
| sleight | deceitful craftiness |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| beatific | of, possessing, or imparting beatitude |
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |
| gullible | easily duped or cheated |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |