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 |
|---|---|
| cremate | to subject to cremation |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
| masquerade | a social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes |
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| missile | capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |