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 |
|---|---|
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| slither | to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface |
| canker | an erosive or spreading sore |
| plait | pleat |
| florid | very flowery in style : ornate |
| malodorous | having a bad odor |
| countenance | look |
| ventral | of or relating to the belly : abdominal |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |