GRE Word List
TRANSITORY
of brief duration : temporary
The meaning of the word transitory is of brief duration : temporary.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| brood | the young of an animal or a family of young |
| detonation | the action or process of detonating |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |
| consonance | harmony or agreement among components |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| integrate | to form, coordinate, or blend into a functioning or unified whole : unite |
| rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |
| hail | precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow |