GRE Word List
EFFLUVIUM
an invisible emanation
The meaning of the word effluvium is an invisible emanation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| omnipresent | present in all places at all times |
| afterlife | an existence after death |
| anomalous | inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| negate | to deny the existence or truth of |
| inquisitive | given to examination or investigation |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| prank | trick |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| myopic | affected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted |