GRE Word List

EVANESCENT

tending to vanish like vapor

The meaning of the word evanescent is tending to vanish like vapor.

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WordMeaning
annihilateto cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains
evocativeevoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response
stellarof or relating to the stars : astral
communetalk over
polemican aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another
distractto draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time
culminationthe action of culminating
glowerto look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger
fatalisma doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them
gamutthe whole series of recognized musical notes