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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asunderinto parts
mogulan Indian Muslim of or descended from one of several conquering groups of Mongol, Turkish, and Persian origin
brevityshortness of duration
venerablecalling forth respect through age, character, and attainments
supplicateto make a humble entreaty
vivisectionthe cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation
urgeto present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly
circumscribeto constrict (see constrict
transcribeto make a written copy of
mausoleuma large tomb