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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WordMeaning
misapprehensionto apprehend wrongly : misunderstand
chauvinistan attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex
festiveof, relating to, or suitable for a feast or festival
untowarddifficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly
hermitagethe habitation of a hermit
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subpoenaa writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure
deleteto eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing
gnarledfull of knots or gnarls : knotty
pertinaciousadhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design