GRE Word List
TRANSITORY
of brief duration : temporary
The meaning of the word transitory is of brief duration : temporary.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fidelity | the quality or state of being faithful |
| hilarity | boisterous merriment or laughter |
| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |
| scraps | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| inhibit | to prohibit from doing something |
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |