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 |
|---|---|
| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |
| metrical | of, relating to, or composed in meter |
| application | an act of applying: |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| weird | of strange or extraordinary character : odd |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |
| dutiful | filled with or motivated by a sense of duty |
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |
| amalgam | a mixture of different elements |