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 |
|---|---|
| airy | of or relating to air : atmospheric |
| trappings | outward signs |
| plume | a feather of a bird: such as |
| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |