#445 evanescent

evanescent- adj.- passing out of sight; fading away, vanishing; ephemeral or transitory

evanesce- verb- to fade gradually from sight; vanish

C19 from Latin evanescere to disappear

He was given the evanescent position of acting director before being dismissed.

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