GRE Word List
EFFLUVIUM
an invisible emanation
The meaning of the word effluvium is an invisible emanation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| provenance | origin |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
| catapult | an ancient military device for hurling missiles |
| suppliant | supplicant |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| imbibe | drink |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| cog | a tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear |
| indulge | to yield to the desire of : humor |