GRE vocabulary
Evanescent
Fading quickly from sight, memory, or existence, like a vapor or a fleeting image.
Example
"The beauty of the sunset was an evanescent moment, quickly replaced by the darkness of night."
Etymology
From Latin evanescere 'to vanish', from e- 'out' + vanescere 'to vanish'.
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