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 |
|---|---|
| regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| hortatory | hortative |
| impassioned | filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling |
| retaliate | to return like for like |
| serrated | notched or toothed on the edge |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| vex | to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to |
| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |