GRE Word List
TRANSITORY
of brief duration : temporary
The meaning of the word transitory is of brief duration : temporary.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| entrance | power or permission to enter : admission |
| warrant | sanction |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| shuffle | to mix in a mass confusedly : jumble |
| blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |
| mock | to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| underscore | to draw a line under : underline |