GRE Word List
TRANSITORY
of brief duration : temporary
The meaning of the word transitory is of brief duration : temporary.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| annotate | to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment |
| clamor | noisy shouting |
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |
| simper | to smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner |
| ventilate | to expose to air and especially to a current of fresh air for purifying, curing, or refreshing |
| codify | to reduce to a code |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |