GRE Word List
TRANSITORY
of brief duration : temporary
The meaning of the word transitory is of brief duration : temporary.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indecision | a wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution |
| militate | to have weight or effect |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| scale | an instrument or machine for weighing |
| abrogate | to abolish by authoritative action : annul |
| missile | capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object |