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 |
|---|---|
| volition | the power of choosing or determining : will |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
| wily | full of wiles : crafty |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
| waif | a stray person or animal |
| rare | seldom occurring or found : uncommon |
| fertile | producing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive |
| concentric | having a common center |