GRE Word List
TRANSITORY
of brief duration : temporary
The meaning of the word transitory is of brief duration : temporary.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| chronic | continuing or occurring again and again for a long time |
| singular | of or relating to a separate person or thing : individual |
| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |
| ventriloquist | one who uses or is skilled in ventriloquism |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| conception | the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |