GRE Word List
EFFLUVIUM
an invisible emanation
The meaning of the word effluvium is an invisible emanation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| termination | end in time or existence : conclusion |
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| august | marked by majestic dignity or grandeur |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
| mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| defiance | the act or an instance of defying : challenge |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |