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
fleckstreak
bulgeto jut out : swell
resortone that affords aid or refuge : resource
miasmaa vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease
facileeasily accomplished or attained
grandiosecharacterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration
ordeala primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control
sneakto go stealthily or furtively : slink
frugalitythe quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift
scrimmagea minor battle : skirmish