GRE Word List

TRANSITORY

of brief duration : temporary

The meaning of the word transitory is of brief duration : temporary.

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WordMeaning
fulminateto utter or send out with denunciation
planeairplane
suavitysmoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated
eugenicrelating to or fitted for the production of good offspring
gruffrough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect
stratifiedformed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata
wearyexhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness
winceto shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch
scadany of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus)
vantagea position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view