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
repastsomething taken as food : meal
phalanxa body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files
sequesterto set apart : segregate
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corpusthe body of a human or animal especially when dead
matriculateto enroll as a member of a body and especially of a college or university
duplicitycontradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action
furtivedone in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious
psychea princess loved by Cupid