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
egotisticalcharacterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance
purgeto clear of guilt
travestya debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation
mingleto bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix
pedigreea register recording a line of ancestors
deliberateto think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully
grategrating
rhetoricthe art of speaking or writing effectively: such as
berserkan ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable
queasycausing nausea