GRE Word List
EFFLUVIUM
an invisible emanation
The meaning of the word effluvium is an invisible emanation.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| retaliate | to return like for like |
| pending | during |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| incandescent | white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat |
| nautical | of, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships |
| vitiate | to make faulty or defective : impair |
| prowess | distinguished bravery |
| impeach | to charge with a crime or misdemeanor |
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |