GRE Word List

EFFLUVIUM

an invisible emanation

The meaning of the word effluvium is an invisible emanation.

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impugnto assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity
feralof, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast
mimean ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner
recurrentrunning or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course
skiffany of various small boats
submergeto put under water
translucentpermitting the passage of light:
macerateto cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting
transpireto take place : go on
mendaciousgiven to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth