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 |
|---|---|
| ignominy | deep personal humiliation and disgrace |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| nourishment | food |
| immobility | not moving : motionless |
| podiatrist | the medical care and treatment of the human foot |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| vindictive | disposed to seek revenge : vengeful |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| irate | roused to ire |
| roseate | resembling a rose especially in color |