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 |
|---|---|
| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |
| rasp | to rub with something rough |
| impair | to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| spate | freshet |
| desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |
| bungle | to act or work clumsily and awkwardly |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| conception | the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both |