GRE Word List

EFFLUVIUM

an invisible emanation

The meaning of the word effluvium is an invisible emanation.

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casualsubject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance
lunaticaffected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane
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nirvanathe final beatitude (see beatitude
raptlifted up and carried away
obituarya notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account
illimitableincapable of being limited or bounded : measureless
rubblebroken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building
luminarya person of prominence or brilliant achievement
scuttlea shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce)