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 |
|---|---|
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| fabricate | invent |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |
| sluggard | a habitually lazy person |
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |
| equinox | either of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic |
| conundrum | an intricate and difficult problem |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |