GRE Word List
TRANSITORY
of brief duration : temporary
The meaning of the word transitory is of brief duration : temporary.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| synthesis | the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole |
| galvanic | of, relating to, or producing a direct current of electricity |
| spatial | relating to, occupying, or having the character of space |
| vicarious | experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |
| notable | worthy of note : remarkable |
| tart | agreeably sharp or acid to the taste |
| sepulcher | a place of burial : tomb |