GRE Word List

EFFLUVIUM

an invisible emanation

The meaning of the word effluvium is an invisible emanation.

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WordMeaning
precariousdependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments
granarya storehouse for threshed grain
adaptto make fit (as for a new use) often by modification
collectedgathered together
derangedmentally unsound : crazy
flamboyantmarked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior
illusiona misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion
disenfranchiseto deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity
rationalean explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena
errantbehaving wrongly