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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turbidthick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment
blunthaving an edge or point that is not sharp
platonicof, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism
conciliatoryintended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate
groovea long narrow channel or depression
wholesomepromoting health or well-being of mind or spirit
alimonyan allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce
impassionedfilled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling
beseechto beg for urgently or anxiously
cringeto recoil in distaste