GRE Word List

EVANESCENT

tending to vanish like vapor

The meaning of the word evanescent is tending to vanish like vapor.

Random words

WordMeaning
astutehaving or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever
jesta joking or mocking remark
stampedea wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals
hypotheticalinvolving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural
suppliantsupplicant
imputeto lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly
verdigrisa green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates
consonanceharmony or agreement among components
capsizeto cause to overturn
slagthe dross or scoria of a metal