GRE Word List

TRANSITORY

of brief duration : temporary

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

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WordMeaning
reciprocalinversely related : opposite
contrivedevise
gruffrough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect
polarizeto cause to vibrate in a definite pattern
commemorateto call to remembrance
distortto twist (see twist
phalanxa body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files
effeminatehaving feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner
ironicrelating to, containing, or constituting irony
tacitexpressed or carried on without words or speech