GRE Word List

TRANSITORY

of brief duration : temporary

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

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WordMeaning
sobrietythe quality or state of being sober
volleythe flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground
sullengloomily or resentfully silent or repressed
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
preponderancea superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength
perversionthe action of perverting : the condition of being perverted
uninhibitedfree from inhibition
mayhemneedless or willful damage or violence
adoreto worship or honor as a deity or as divine
morguea place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy