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transient (adj)
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fleeting; short-lived
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Time is of the Essence
trans The mouse was transient when the hawk approached. |
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ephenmeral (adj)
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short-lived
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A critic's writing career can be rather ephenmeral. |
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sporadic (adj)
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irregular or unpredictable; infrequent
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The bacteri were growing sporadically. |
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capricious (adj)
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whimsical; impulsive
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The picture of a unicorn in my room is very capricious. |
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evanescent (adj)
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likely to vanish
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Harry Potter was a very evanescent fellow with his invisibility cloak. |
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extemporaneous (adj)
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done with little or no practice
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tempus The violinist was a natural and could perform a flawless performance extemporaneously. |
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anachronism (n)
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something out of place in time
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chronos The beautiful china looked like an anachronistic piece of art in a delabitated old house. |
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transitory (adj)
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lasting for a short time
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trans Our living in a rental house was a transitory move until we moved into our newly renovated house. |
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expedite (v)
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to speed up
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The car expedited down the highway. |
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influx (n)
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a flowing in
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fluere The stock markert influxed at a rapid pace. |
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superfluous (adj)
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beyond what is necessary or sufficiant
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fleure The student's project was superfluous and really long. |
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contemporaneous (adj)
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existing or occurring at about the same time
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tempus My friend was contemporaneously taking a test while I was in English class. |
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interminable (adj)
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never ending
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tempus The plot of the t.v. show seemed to have so many twists and turns that it was almost interminable. |
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protracted (adj)
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prolonged; extended in time
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Because the girl was absent was school, her paper's due date was protracted. |
