GRE Word List
EFFLUVIUM
an invisible emanation
The meaning of the word effluvium is an invisible emanation.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |
| chaste | innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| insalubrious | not conducive to health : unwholesome |
| succulent | full of juice : juicy |
| modulate | to tune to a key or pitch |
| bawdy | boisterously or humorously indecent |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| espouse | marry |
| translucent | permitting the passage of light: |