GRE Word List
EFFLUVIUM
an invisible emanation
The meaning of the word effluvium is an invisible emanation.
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| spin | to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread |
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| engage | to 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 |
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| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
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