GRE Word List
EVANESCENT
tending to vanish like vapor
The meaning of the word evanescent is tending to vanish like vapor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| flagrant | conspicuously offensive |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
| roster | a roll or list of personnel |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| fetid | having a heavy offensive smell |
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |