GRE Word List

TRANSITORY

of brief duration : temporary

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

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WordMeaning
chroniccontinuing or occurring again and again for a long time
singularof or relating to a separate person or thing : individual
pristinebelonging to the earliest period or state : original
ventriloquistone who uses or is skilled in ventriloquism
striatedmarked with striations or striae
scrimmagea minor battle : skirmish
gnarledfull of knots or gnarls : knotty
awean emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime
conceptionthe process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both
humusa brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic