GRE Word List
TRANSITORY
of brief duration : temporary
The meaning of the word transitory is of brief duration : temporary.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
| benevolent | marked by or disposed to doing good |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| veneer | a thin sheet of a material: such as |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| oblivious | lacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention |
| stipulate | to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract |