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 |
|---|---|
| proletarian | a member of the proletariat |
| acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |
| abet | to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan) |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| onus | burden |
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |