GRE Word List
EFFLUVIUM
an invisible emanation
The meaning of the word effluvium is an invisible emanation.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| delude | to mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive |
| discriminate | to mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| endemic | belonging or native to a particular people or country |
| qualified | fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |