GRE Word List
TRANSITORY
of brief duration : temporary
The meaning of the word transitory is of brief duration : temporary.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| rousing | giving rise to excitement : stirring |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| frigid | intensely cold |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| egress | a place or means of going out : exit |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| vex | to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to |
| motley | variegated in color |