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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centaurany of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly
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goadto incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad
gobbleto swallow or eat greedily
inquisitivegiven to examination or investigation
hybridan offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera
panegyrica eulogistic oration or writing
flaira skill or instinctive ability to appreciate or make good use of something : talent
triflesomething of little value, substance, or importance
inflateddistended with air or gas