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
grossglaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness
instigateto goad or urge forward : provoke
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occidentwest
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wretcha miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune
furoran angry or maniacal fit : rage
hypotheticalinvolving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural
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