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transcend

verbCommon GRE wordMore T words

to rise above or go beyond the limits of something

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Transcend in a sentence

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Her best work transcends genre, appealing to readers who normally avoid science fiction.

Antonyms
fall shortunderperform

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The naturalist warned that the alpine bloom was blank, a spectacle of color that would vanish within days of the thaw, leaving no trace by midsummer.

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Transcend (verb) means to rise above or go beyond the limits of something
Here is transcend used in an example sentence: "Her best work transcends genre, appealing to readers who normally avoid science fiction."
Common synonyms for transcend include surpass, exceed, eclipse, outstrip.
Antonyms of transcend include fall short, underperform.
Transcend is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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