GRE Word List
TRANSITORY
of brief duration : temporary
The meaning of the word transitory is of brief duration : temporary.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| renegade | a deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| tessellated | having a checkered appearance |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |