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
punyslight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak
temperheat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion
reprehensibleworthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable
willfulobstinately and often perversely self-willed
humorthat quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality
flinchto withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince
sardonicdisdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking
plethoraan ample amount or number : abundance
inclinedhaving inclination, disposition, or tendency
hackneyedlacking in freshness or originality