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 |
|---|---|
| dupe | one that is easily deceived or cheated : fool |
| retain | to keep in possession or use |
| limp | to walk lamely |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| dutiful | filled with or motivated by a sense of duty |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| recapitulate | to retell or restate briefly : summarize |