GRE Word List
EFFLUVIUM
an invisible emanation
The meaning of the word effluvium is an invisible emanation.
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|---|---|
| writ | something written : writing |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| conjure | to charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly |
| sprout | to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| multiform | having many forms or appearances |
| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
| stout | strong of character: such as |
| inamorata | a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |