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 |
|---|---|
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |
| peer | one that is of equal standing with another : equal |
| yen | a strong desire or propensity |
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| rumble | to make a low heavy rolling sound |