GRE Word List

TRANSITORY

of brief duration : temporary

The meaning of the word transitory is of brief duration : temporary.

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WordMeaning
collaborateto work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor
expansivehaving a capacity or a tendency to expand
blotchto mark or mar with blotches
vigilantea member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)
glossa surface luster or brightness : shine
fleeta number of warships under a single command
welta strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together
nourishnurture
massthe liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist
shystera person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger