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
proprietythe quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness
lewdobscene
terminologythe technical or special terms used in a business, art, science, or special subject
screecha high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror
enfranchiseto set free (as from slavery)
functionalof, connected with, or being a function
institutionalizeto make into an institution : give character of an institution to
putridbeing in a state of putrefaction : rotten
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
uncouthawkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude