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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| consolidation | the act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated |
| bucolic | of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral |
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
| touching | capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion |
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |
| tatter | to make ragged |
| waggish | resembling or characteristic of a wag |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |
| sanguinary | bloodthirsty |