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 |
|---|---|
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| mime | an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner |
| renounce | to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration |
| rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |
| concave | hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| musty | impaired by damp or mildew : moldy |
| manumit | to release from slavery |