GRE Word List
EVANESCENT
tending to vanish like vapor
The meaning of the word evanescent is tending to vanish like vapor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| agog | full of intense interest or excitement : eager |
| paradigm | example |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| cohabit | to live together as or as if a married couple |
| winsome | generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence |
| mongrel | an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed |
| intimate | marked by a warm friendship developing through long association |
| queasy | causing nausea |