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
sanctiona formal decree
trickleto issue or fall in drops
circumspectcareful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent
denouementthe final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work
mincingaffectedly dainty or delicate
temperheat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion
minatoryhaving a menacing quality
fulminateto utter or send out with denunciation
soarto fly aloft or about
forfeitsomething forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty