GRE Word List
TRANSITORY
of brief duration : temporary
The meaning of the word transitory is of brief duration : temporary.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| preamble | an introductory statement |
| noisome | noxious |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| protean | of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms |
| despondent | feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression |
| finesse | refinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |
| executor | one who executes something |