GRE Word List
TRANSITORY
of brief duration : temporary
The meaning of the word transitory is of brief duration : temporary.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pliant | pliable |
| indulge | to yield to the desire of : humor |
| foible | the part of a sword or foil blade between the middle and point |
| accoutre | to provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| lionize | to treat as an object of great interest or importance |
| sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |
| scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |
| frolicsome | full of gaiety : playful |