GRE Word List
TRANSITORY
of brief duration : temporary
The meaning of the word transitory is of brief duration : temporary.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| optometrist | a specialist licensed to practice optometry compare ophthalmologist |
| flip | to toss so as to cause to turn over in the air |
| kudos | praise given for achievement |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| advocate | one who defends or maintains a cause or proposal |
| clangor | a resounding clang or medley of clangs |
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
| palette | a thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on |
| urbane | notably polite or polished in manner |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |