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 |
|---|---|
| ventriloquist | one who uses or is skilled in ventriloquism |
| compile | to compose out of materials from other documents |
| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |
| dupe | one that is easily deceived or cheated : fool |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| cordial | showing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval |
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |