GRE Word List

TRANSITORY

of brief duration : temporary

The meaning of the word transitory is of brief duration : temporary.

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WordMeaning
retributionrecompense
braidto make from braids
judiciarya system of courts of law
allegeto assert without proof or before proving
problematicposing a problem : difficult to solve or decide
hieroglyphicwritten in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters
corrugatedhaving corrugations
unassuagednot quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged
apprehensiveviewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future
augurydivination from auspices (see auspice