GRE Word List
EFFLUVIUM
an invisible emanation
The meaning of the word effluvium is an invisible emanation.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| query | question |
| temper | heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| fastidious | showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| gibberish | unintelligible or meaningless language: |
| ethos | the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution |