GRE Word List
TRANSITORY
of brief duration : temporary
The meaning of the word transitory is of brief duration : temporary.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| assumption | a taking to or upon oneself |
| knotty | marked by or full of knots |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| nib | bill |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
| infest | to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner |
| junta | a council or committee for political or governmental purposes |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |