GRE Word List

EFFLUVIUM

an invisible emanation

The meaning of the word effluvium is an invisible emanation.

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spinto draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread
reserveto hold in reserve : keep back
commonwealtha nation, state, or other political unit: such as
paradoxone (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases
residuesomething that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant
engageto offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end
asteroidany of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
eerieso mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine
dilemmaa usually undesirable or unpleasant choice
pineany of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals