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
accedeto express approval or give consent : to agree to a request or demand
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genteelhaving an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish
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dissimulateto hide under a false appearance
equestrianof, relating to, or featuring horseback riding
ruffiana brutal person : bully
momentoushaving great or lasting importance : consequential
panachean ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet
perversionthe action of perverting : the condition of being perverted