GRE Word List

EFFLUVIUM

an invisible emanation

The meaning of the word effluvium is an invisible emanation.

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WordMeaning
forbearancea refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due
gamutthe whole series of recognized musical notes
seemlygood-looking
maritalof or relating to marriage or the married state
bargainan agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
cadavera dead body
adjointo add or attach by joining
elegya poem in elegiac couplets
vigilantalertly watchful especially to avoid danger