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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WordMeaning
predicamentthe character, status, or classification assigned by a predication
interdicta Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district
revertto come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject)
bleakexposed and barren and often windswept
ultimatelast in a progression or series : final
cognizancea distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing)
sapthe fluid part of a plant
dominantcommanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others
decryto depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly
loquaciousfull of excessive talk : wordy