GRE Word List
TRANSITORY
of brief duration : temporary
The meaning of the word transitory is of brief duration : temporary.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| aria | air |
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
| forlorn | bereft |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |
| suspend | to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function |
| mortician | undertaker |