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 |
|---|---|
| maculated | marked with spots : blotched |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| silt | loose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ¹/₂₀ millimeter or less in diameter |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| submerge | to put under water |
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |