GRE Word List
EFFLUVIUM
an invisible emanation
The meaning of the word effluvium is an invisible emanation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| foreboding | the act of one who forebodes |
| antique | existing since or belonging to earlier times : ancient |
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
| igneous | formed by solidification of magma |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |