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 |
|---|---|
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| receptive | able or inclined to receive |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| sarcasm | a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain |
| overturn | to cause to turn over : upset |
| psychosomatic | of, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body |
| wangle | to resort to trickery or devious methods |