GRE Word List
EVANESCENT
tending to vanish like vapor
The meaning of the word evanescent is tending to vanish like vapor.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scurry | to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper |
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| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| verisimilitude | the quality or state of being verisimilar |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| tenacity | the quality or state of being tenacious |
| cow | the mature female of cattle (genus Bos) |
| pare | to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of |
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