GRE Word List
EFFLUVIUM
an invisible emanation
The meaning of the word effluvium is an invisible emanation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
| decipher | decode |
| malodorous | having a bad odor |
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| tenet | a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true |
| dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| allegiance | the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord |