GRE Word List
TRANSITORY
of brief duration : temporary
The meaning of the word transitory is of brief duration : temporary.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| consummate | extremely skilled and accomplished |
| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |
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| ethnology | a branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures |
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |
| lethargic | of, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish |
| conflagration | fire |
| inductive | of, relating to, or employing mathematical or logical induction |
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