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 |
|---|---|
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| tactile | perceptible by touch : tangible |
| stratified | formed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata |
| pastry | a dough that is used to make pies and other baked goods and typically has a high fat content : paste |
| tessellated | having a checkered appearance |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
| hallowed | holy |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| primordial | first created or developed : primeval |