GRE Word List
EFFLUVIUM
an invisible emanation
The meaning of the word effluvium is an invisible emanation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| gnarl | snarl |
| collation | a light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| equilibrium | a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise |
| outwit | to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart |
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |
| ethnology | a branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |