GRE Word List
TRANSITORY
of brief duration : temporary
The meaning of the word transitory is of brief duration : temporary.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |
| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |
| impartial | not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally |
| dilatory | tending or intended to cause delay |
| verdant | green in tint or color |
| pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |