GRE Word List

TRANSITORY

of brief duration : temporary

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

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WordMeaning
vitiateto make faulty or defective : impair
assuageto lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease
fluctuateto shift back and forth uncertainly
obituarya notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account
supererogatoryobserved or performed to an extent not enjoined or required
endearmenta word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection
paleontologya science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains
immutablenot capable of or susceptible to change
disapprobationthe act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation
uniformitythe quality or state of being uniform