GRE Word List
EVANESCENT
tending to vanish like vapor
The meaning of the word evanescent is tending to vanish like vapor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| fervent | very hot : glowing |
| earthy | of, relating to, or consisting of earth |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| equilibrium | a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise |
| velocity | quickness of motion : speed |
| brood | the young of an animal or a family of young |
| intimate | marked by a warm friendship developing through long association |