GRE Word List
EVANESCENT
tending to vanish like vapor
The meaning of the word evanescent is tending to vanish like vapor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| diatribe | a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |
| reconcile | to restore to friendship or harmony |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| culvert | a transverse drain |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| flounder | flatfish |
| invoke | to petition for help or support |