GRE Word List

EFFLUVIUM

an invisible emanation

The meaning of the word effluvium is an invisible emanation.

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WordMeaning
niggletrifle
hazymade dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze
debuta first appearance
hazardousinvolving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm)
ornithologista branch of zoology dealing with birds
feignto give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression
resignationan act or instance of resigning something : surrender
compendiuma brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract
floutto treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn
unearthto dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume