GRE Word List
EFFLUVIUM
an invisible emanation
The meaning of the word effluvium is an invisible emanation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| impoverish | to make poor |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| hallowed | holy |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| integrity | firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility |
| elysian | of or relating to Elysium |
| crossbreed | hybridize |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |