GRE Word List

EFFLUVIUM

an invisible emanation

The meaning of the word effluvium is an invisible emanation.

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preludean introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter
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obduratestubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
podiatristthe medical care and treatment of the human foot
wadeto step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air
treadto step or walk on or over
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