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 |
|---|---|
| fleck | streak |
| bulge | to jut out : swell |
| resort | one that affords aid or refuge : resource |
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| facile | easily accomplished or attained |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| sneak | to go stealthily or furtively : slink |
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |