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 |
|---|---|
| astute | having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever |
| jest | a joking or mocking remark |
| stampede | a wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| suppliant | supplicant |
| impute | to lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| consonance | harmony or agreement among components |
| capsize | to cause to overturn |
| slag | the dross or scoria of a metal |