GRE Word List
EFFLUVIUM
an invisible emanation
The meaning of the word effluvium is an invisible emanation.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dorsal | an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar |
| ambience | a feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere |
| garbled | made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up |
| bulge | to jut out : swell |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| fallible | liable to be erroneous |
| hothead | a hotheaded person |
| rudimentary | consisting in first principles : fundamental |