GRE Word List
EFFLUVIUM
an invisible emanation
The meaning of the word effluvium is an invisible emanation.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| repulsion | the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| tremor | a trembling or shaking usually from physical weakness, emotional stress, or disease |
| derivative | a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation |
| dyspeptic | indigestion |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |
| antler | one of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |