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  • 111Gaseity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Gaseity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 gaseity gaseity Sgm: N 1 vaporousness vaporousness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 flatulence flatulence flatulency Sgm: N 1 volatility volatility Sgm: N 1 aeration …

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  • 112evanescent — adjective 1》 chiefly literary quickly fading from sight, memory, or existence. 2》 Physics denoting a field or wave which extends into a region where it cannot propagate and whose amplitude therefore decreases with distance. Derivatives evanesce… …

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  • 113fade — v. n. 1. Vanish, disappear, evanesce, pass away, be seen no more. 2. Decline, droop, languish, decay, wither. 3. Lose color, lose lustre, grow dim, blanch, bleach …

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  • 114evaporate — I. v. n. 1. Fly off in vapor, turn to vapor. 2. Disappear, be dissipated, vanish, evanesce. II. v. a. 1. Vaporize, convert into vapor, disperse in vapor. 2. Exhale, emit in vapor …

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  • 115disappear — verb 1) by 4 o clock the mist had disappeared Syn: vanish, pass from sight, be lost to view/sight, recede from view; fade (away), melt away, clear, dissolve, disperse, evaporate, dematerialize; literary evanesce Ant: materialize 2) …

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  • 116dissipate — verb 1) his anger dissipated Syn: disappear, vanish, evaporate, dissolve, melt away, melt into thin air, be dispelled; disperse, scatter; literary evanesce See note at scatter 2) he dissipated his fortune …

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  • 117dissolve — verb 1) sugar dissolves in water Syn: go into solution, break down; liquefy, deliquesce, disintegrate 2) his hopes dissolved Syn: disappear, vanish, melt away, evaporate, disperse, dissipate …

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  • 118fade — verb 1) the paintwork has faded Syn: become pale, become bleached, become washed out, lose color, discolor; grow dull, grow dim, lose luster Ant: brighten 2) sunlight had faded the picture Syn …

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  • 119melt — verb 1) the snow was beginning to melt Syn: thaw, liquefy, defrost, soften, dissolve, deliquesce 2) his smile melted her heart Syn: soften, disarm, touch, affect, move 3) …

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  • 120wane — verb time lapse photography shows the moon waning Syn: decline, diminish, decrease, dwindle, shrink, tail off, ebb, fade (away), lessen, peter out, fall off, recede, slump, flag, weaken, give way, wither, crumble, eva …

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