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
clamornoisy shouting
shuffleto mix in a mass confusedly : jumble
celestialof, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity
derangedmentally unsound : crazy
decimateto select by lot and kill every tenth man of
swindlerto obtain money or property by fraud or deceit
theoreticalexisting only in theory : hypothetical
togathe loose outer garment worn in public by citizens of ancient Rome
defrayto provide for the payment of : pay
dolorouscausing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief