Which word means something short-lived or fading quickly?

Which word means something short-lived or fading quickly?

• A. Evanescent
• B. Misattribute
• C. Verisimilitude
• D. Abrogate

Answer: (A)

This question tests finding a word that captures something that doesn’t last long. Evanescent describes something that appears briefly and then vanishes quickly—it's transient, fading away in a moment. That tight sense of fleeting existence is exactly what “short-lived or fading quickly” calls for. You can think of a mist that vanishes as the sun rises or a memory that fades soon after it forms—the moment is evanescent. The other options point to different ideas: misattribute means to wrongly assign responsibility or origin; verisimilitude refers to the appearance of being true or real; abrogate means to formally repeal or abolish.

This question tests finding a word that captures something that doesn’t last long. Evanescent describes something that appears briefly and then vanishes quickly—it's transient, fading away in a moment. That tight sense of fleeting existence is exactly what “short-lived or fading quickly” calls for. You can think of a mist that vanishes as the sun rises or a memory that fades soon after it forms—the moment is evanescent.

The other options point to different ideas: misattribute means to wrongly assign responsibility or origin; verisimilitude refers to the appearance of being true or real; abrogate means to formally repeal or abolish.