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 |
|---|---|
| veneer | a thin sheet of a material: such as |
| indecision | a wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| sunder | to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space |
| connubial | of or relating to the married state : conjugal |
| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
| rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| menagerie | a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition |