GRE Word List

TRANSITORY

of brief duration : temporary

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

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genialitymarked by or freely expressing sympathy or friendliness
bruisean injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : contusion
erratichaving no fixed course : wandering
riveta headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head
denominationan act of denominating
retributionrecompense
careento put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull
culverta transverse drain
premisea proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference
amalgamateto unite in or as if in an amalgam