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 |
|---|---|
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |
| inopportune | inconvenient |
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |
| meticulous | marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details |
| dire | exciting horror |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| score | twenty |
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
| gruel | a thin porridge |
| mote | a small particle : speck |