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
centrifugalproceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis
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hyperboleextravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")
demolitionthe act of demolishing
threatan expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage
weanto accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing
prosodythe study of versification
repugnancethe quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent
allegorythe expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence
anchora device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom