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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
| cross | a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution |
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| limber | having a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile |
| compulsion | an act of compelling |
| temper | heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion |
| irreproachable | not reproachable : blameless |