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
autocraticof, relating to, or being an autocracy : absolute
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triviaunimportant matters : trivial facts or details
philatelista specialist in philately : one who collects or studies stamps
facadethe front of a building
kneelto position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor
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ruminateto go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly
galvanizeto subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically