GRE Word List

TRANSITORY

of brief duration : temporary

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

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WordMeaning
tenuoushaving little substance or strength : flimsy
probityadherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness
dolta stupid person
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
renditionthe act or result of rendering something: such as
complementsomething that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect
slovenlyuntidy especially in personal appearance
elysiumthe abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology
distillto let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate
retractto draw back or in