GRE Word List

TRANSITORY

of brief duration : temporary

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

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WordMeaning
miniaturea copy on a much reduced scale
reprieveto delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner)
attestto affirm to be true or genuine
toxiccontaining or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation
credoa guiding belief or principle : creed
histrionicdeliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical
capillaryresembling a hair especially in slender elongated form
husbanda male partner in a marriage
whorla drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle
terminalleading ultimately to death : fatal