GRE Word List
TRANSITORY
of brief duration : temporary
The meaning of the word transitory is of brief duration : temporary.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| interim | an intervening time : interval |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| concerted | mutually contrived or agreed on |
| determinate | having defined limits |
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |