GRE Word List
TRANSITORY
of brief duration : temporary
The meaning of the word transitory is of brief duration : temporary.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |
| fugitive | running away or intending flight |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| combustible | capable of combustion |
| conspiracy | the act of conspiring together |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |