GRE Word List

EFFLUVIUM

an invisible emanation

The meaning of the word effluvium is an invisible emanation.

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malfeasancewrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official
monograma sign of identity usually formed of the combined initials of a name
pacifistan adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes
unscathedwholly unharmed : not injured
hibernateto pass the winter in a torpid or resting state
inveterateconfirmed in a habit : habitual
seclusionthe act of secluding : the condition of being secluded
bewareto be on one's guard
whorla drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle
hullthe outer covering of a fruit or seed