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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| grim | fierce in disposition or action : savage |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| dominant | commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others |
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| ordination | the act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained |
| swamp | a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water |
| coiffure | a style or manner of arranging the hair |