GRE Word List
TRANSITORY
of brief duration : temporary
The meaning of the word transitory is of brief duration : temporary.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| crypt | a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground |
| prurient | marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire |
| phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| velocity | quickness of motion : speed |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| sterile | failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores |
| visage | the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal |