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
tickleto touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
tacta keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense
sensuousof or relating to the senses or sensible objects
archaeologythe scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities
douseto plunge into water
benevolentmarked by or disposed to doing good
pristinebelonging to the earliest period or state : original
perimeterthe boundary of a closed plane figure
irretrievablenot retrievable : impossible to regain or recover
perpetualcontinuing forever : everlasting