GRE Word List

TRANSPIRE

to take place : go on

The meaning of the word transpire is to take place : go on.

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WordMeaning
irrelevantnot relevant : inapplicable
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
deb\^aclesudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster
remnanta usually small part, member, or trace remaining
rusea wily subterfuge
victualsfood usable by people
laboriousinvolving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous
fronda large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions
coupa sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat
conjugalof or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial