GRE Word List
EFFLUVIUM
an invisible emanation
The meaning of the word effluvium is an invisible emanation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| compatible | capable of existing together in harmony |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| render | to melt down |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| sleeper | one that sleeps |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| legend | a story coming down from the past |
| affluence | abundance of property : wealth |