GRE Word List
TRANSITORY
of brief duration : temporary
The meaning of the word transitory is of brief duration : temporary.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| roseate | resembling a rose especially in color |
| liaison | a binding or thickening agent used in cooking |
| summation | the act or process of forming a sum : addition |
| agog | full of intense interest or excitement : eager |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| stilted | pompous |
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |