GRE Word List
TRANSITORY
of brief duration : temporary
The meaning of the word transitory is of brief duration : temporary.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| valor | strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery |
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| intuition | the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference |
| probity | adherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| craft | skill in planning, making, or executing : dexterity |
| hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |