GRE Word List
EFFLUVIUM
an invisible emanation
The meaning of the word effluvium is an invisible emanation.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| conversant | having knowledge or experience |
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |
| bourgeois | of, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class |
| niggle | trifle |
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |