GRE Word List
TRANSITORY
of brief duration : temporary
The meaning of the word transitory is of brief duration : temporary.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| provincial | the superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order |
| gush | to issue copiously or violently |
| seduce | to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty |
| swamp | a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water |
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
| wilt | loose freshness; droop |
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| aghast | struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset |