GRE Word List

TRANSITORY

of brief duration : temporary

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

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WordMeaning
puissanthaving puissance : powerful
precariousdependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments
charany of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots
salutaryproducing a beneficial effect : remedial
imposturethe act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name
sublimatesublime
indiscriminatenot marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment
crypta chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground
propagateto cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction
ironicrelating to, containing, or constituting irony