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tacit
understood or implied without being openly stated
taciturn
habitually reserved and uncommunicative in speech
tangential
only loosely relevant; diverging from the main point
tangible
perceptible by touch or concrete enough to be grasped
tangle
to twist together into a confused or knotted mass
tantamount
equivalent in effect or value to something else
tarnish
to dull or damage the luster, reputation, or purity of something
tautological
needlessly repeating an idea using different words
Common questions
Questions about “transitory”
Transitory (adjective) means not permanent; existing only briefly
Here is transitory used in an example sentence: "Their disagreement proved transitory, forgotten by the next morning."
Common synonyms for transitory include temporary, fleeting, ephemeral, short-lived.
Antonyms of transitory include permanent, enduring, perpetual.
Transitory is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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