EVANESCENT

PRONUNCIATION: (e-vuh-NES-uhnt)

MEANING: adjective: Fading quickly; transitory.

ETYMOLOGY: From Latin ex- (out) + vanescere (to disappear), from vanus (empty). Earliest documented use:
1708.
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HEVANESCENT - a gift from the Gods, if your spelling isn't too good

VANE'S SCENT - that's the smell of the rooster who tells you the direction of the wind

EVADE CENT - accept not even a penny