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 |
|---|---|
| equable | marked by lack of variation or change : uniform |
| yen | a strong desire or propensity |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| hybrid | an offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera |
| substantial | consisting of or relating to substance |
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
| zenith | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration |