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
agogfull of intense interest or excitement : eager
paradigmexample
penologya branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
turgidexcessively embellished in style or language : bombastic
cohabitto live together as or as if a married couple
winsomegenerally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence
mongrelan individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed
intimatemarked by a warm friendship developing through long association
queasycausing nausea