GRE Word List
TRANSPIRE
to take place : go on
The meaning of the word transpire is to take place : go on.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| healthful | beneficial to health of body or mind |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| meteoric | of or relating to a meteor |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| incognito | with one's identity concealed |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| gratuity | something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service |
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |