GRE Word List
TRANSITORY
of brief duration : temporary
The meaning of the word transitory is of brief duration : temporary.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| philanthropist | one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy |
| mnemonic | assisting or intended to assist memory |
| prone | having a tendency or inclination : being likely |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| insomnia | prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep |
| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
| kernel | the inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut |