GRE Word List

EFFLUVIUM

an invisible emanation

The meaning of the word effluvium is an invisible emanation.

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WordMeaning
partitionthe action of parting : the state of being parted : division
briskkeenly alert : lively
killjoyone who spoils the pleasure of others
winceto shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch
regenerationan act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated
amissin a mistaken way : wrongly
dramaa composition (see composition
ratiocinationthe process of exact thinking : reasoning
egregiousconspicuous
dissimulateto hide under a false appearance