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 |
|---|---|
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| brawny | muscular |
| percussion | the act of percussing: such as |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |
| herpetologist | a branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians |
| perennial | present at all seasons of the year |
| dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |