GRE Word List
TRANSITORY
of brief duration : temporary
The meaning of the word transitory is of brief duration : temporary.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |
| sever | to put or keep apart : divide |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| biennial | occurring every two years |
| sentimental | marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism |
| prattle | prate |
| mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick) |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |