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
deviseto form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent
asperityroughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger
trekto make one's way arduously
archaichaving the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses
auspiciousshowing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious
igneousformed by solidification of magma
rigiddeficient in or devoid of flexibility
dankunpleasantly moist or wet
obliviouslacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention
millenniumthe thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation