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
manaclea shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff
commemorateto call to remembrance
outcastone that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah
missivea written communication : letter
forthcomingbeing about to appear or to be produced or made available
incompatiblenot compatible: such as
pragmaticrelating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic
effulgentradiant splendor : brilliance
loquaciousfull of excessive talk : wordy
augmentto make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense