GRE Word List
EFFLUVIUM
an invisible emanation
The meaning of the word effluvium is an invisible emanation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pestilential | causing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly |
| exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
| viscous | having a thick or sticky consistency : viscid |
| velocity | quickness of motion : speed |
| asteroid | any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| overt | open to view : manifest |
| oculist | ophthalmologist |