GRE Word List
TRANSITORY
of brief duration : temporary
The meaning of the word transitory is of brief duration : temporary.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contrive | devise |
| repartee | a quick and witty reply |
| caprice | a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action |
| culprit | one accused of or charged with a crime |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| unassailable | not assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question |
| momentum | a property (see property |
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |
| tablet | a flat slab or plaque suited for or bearing an inscription |
| effusion | an act of effusing |