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 |
|---|---|
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| lewd | obscene |
| terminology | the technical or special terms used in a business, art, science, or special subject |
| screech | a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| functional | of, connected with, or being a function |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| uncouth | awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude |