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
busta sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast
interminablehaving or seeming to have no end
decapitateto cut off the head of : behead
fundamentalserving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic
eccentricitythe quality or state of being eccentric
singularof or relating to a separate person or thing : individual
battaliona considerable body of troops organized to act together : army
contextthe parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning
estimablecapable of being estimated
forthcomingbeing about to appear or to be produced or made available