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 |
|---|---|
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| tactile | perceptible by touch : tangible |
| imprecation | curse |
| sybarite | voluptuary |
| alluvial | relating to, composed of, or found in alluvium |
| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| elated | marked by high spirits : exultant |
| gesticulation | the act of making gestures |