GRE Word List

TRANSITORY

of brief duration : temporary

The meaning of the word transitory is of brief duration : temporary.

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WordMeaning
macerateto cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting
severto put or keep apart : divide
muteunable to speak : lacking the power of speech
swellto expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit
blandishmentsomething that tends to coax or cajole : allurement
biennialoccurring every two years
sentimentalmarked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism
prattleprate
masona skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick)
dwindleto become steadily less : shrink