GRE Word List
EFFLUVIUM
an invisible emanation
The meaning of the word effluvium is an invisible emanation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |
| remnant | a usually small part, member, or trace remaining |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| endear | to cause to become beloved or admired |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
| nether | situated down or below : lower |
| infraction | the act of infringing : violation |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |