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 |
|---|---|
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| sere | being dried and withered |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| conduit | a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed |
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| flippant | lacking proper respect or seriousness |