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
carousala wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse
bouta spell or period of activity: such as
asyluman inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary
somaticof, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm
maledictioncurse
tantruma fit of bad temper
decolletewearing a strapless or low-necked dress
discomposeto destroy the composure of
massthe liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist
distortto twist (see twist