GRE Word List
TRANSITORY
of brief duration : temporary
The meaning of the word transitory is of brief duration : temporary.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| insubordination | disobedient to authority |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| assent | to agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur |
| daub | to cover or coat with soft adhesive matter : plaster |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| zephyr | a breeze from the west |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| fusion | the act or process of liquefying or rendering plastic by heat |
| fete | festival |