GRE Word List
TRANSITORY
of brief duration : temporary
The meaning of the word transitory is of brief duration : temporary.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rarefied | being less dense |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| dally | to act playfully |
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
| gangrene | local death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply |
| rip | to tear or split apart or open |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| conspiracy | the act of conspiring together |