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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WordMeaning
insolencethe quality or state of being insolent
surpassto become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed
obtrudeto thrust out : extrude
fraudulentcharacterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful
choiran organized company of singers (as in a church service)
schematicof or relating to a scheme or schema
similea figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor
tippleto drink liquor especially by habit or to excess
miasmaa vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease
egressa place or means of going out : exit