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
brandishto shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly
bleakexposed and barren and often windswept
conscripta conscripted person (such as a military recruit)
homeostasisa relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group
chaffthe seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain
flourishto grow luxuriantly : thrive
painstakingtaking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort
insuperableincapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved
dehydrateto remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water
impelto urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force