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transient (adj.)
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fleeting; short lived
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The young soldier in Africa lived a transient life. |
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ephermal (adj.)
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short lived
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Biz Markie was an ephermal rap artist.
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sporadic (adj.)
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irregular or unpredictable; infrequent
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It is confusing when a sporatic actor changes from a bad guy to good guy almost every film.
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capricious (adj.)
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whimsical; impulsvie
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A capricious teacher is hard to follow, because it becomes to unorganized and confusing.
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evanescent (adj.)
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likely to vanish
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vancere
The atmosphere is evanescent because of global warming. |
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extemporandeous (adj.)
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done with little or no practice
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tempus
It is amazing when someone aces a test they took extemporandeously. |
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anachronism (n)
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something out of place in time
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chronos
Gary Players facemask is an anachronism compared to all fo the other players in the NFL. |
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trans
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across, through
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transient
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chronos/tempus
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time
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anachronism, extemporaneous
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vanecere
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to dissappear
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evanescent
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