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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|---|---|
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
| endue | provide |
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| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
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