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 |
|---|---|
| gentle | free from harshness, sternness, or violence |
| referendum | the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| zenith | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration |
| chancellor | the secretary of a nobleman, prince, or king |
| puissant | having puissance : powerful |
| insalubrious | not conducive to health : unwholesome |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
| malign | evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious |