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 |
|---|---|
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| imperious | marked by arrogant assurance : domineering |
| paleontology | a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains |
| apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| jargon | the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group |
| matrix | something within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form |
| abet | to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan) |
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |