GRE Word List

EFFLUVIUM

an invisible emanation

The meaning of the word effluvium is an invisible emanation.

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WordMeaning
martineta strict disciplinarian
sportivefrolicsome
genericrelating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general
decorousmarked by propriety and good taste : correct
obliterateto remove utterly from recognition or memory
misapprehensionto apprehend wrongly : misunderstand
contextthe parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning
circumventto manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem
deportto send out of the country by legal deportation
mortifyto subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame