GRE Word List

EFFLUVIUM

an invisible emanation

The meaning of the word effluvium is an invisible emanation.

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WordMeaning
disconcertto throw into confusion
rationalhaving reason or understanding
precociousexceptionally early in development or occurrence
incontrovertiblenot open to question : indisputable
castrateto deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes
tendto exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce
havocwide and general destruction : devastation
adjacentnot distant : nearby
cessiona yielding to another : concession
tracta system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function