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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offensivemaking attack : aggressive
amphitheateran oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles
innovationa new idea, method, or device : novelty
indeliblethat cannot be removed, washed away, or erased
attenuateto lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken
parchmentthe skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on
crabbedmarked by a forbidding moroseness
incoherentlacking coherence: such as
prowessdistinguished bravery
industriousconstantly, regularly, or habitually active or occupied : diligent