GRE Word List
TRANSITORY
of brief duration : temporary
The meaning of the word transitory is of brief duration : temporary.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| practical | of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal |
| graphic | of or relating to the pictorial arts |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| defer | put off |
| predetermine | foreordain |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| responsiveness | giving response : constituting a response : answering |