GRE Word List

EVANESCENT

tending to vanish like vapor

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

Random words

WordMeaning
tickleto touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
scurryto move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper
circleta little circle
plethoraan ample amount or number : abundance
reiterateto state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect
extricateto free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty
fallibleliable to be erroneous
servitudea condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life
tycoona businessperson of exceptional wealth, power, and influence : magnate
miscellaneousconsisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous