GRE Word List
EFFLUVIUM
an invisible emanation
The meaning of the word effluvium is an invisible emanation.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| damn | to condemn to a punishment or fate |
| sunder | to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space |
| hierarchy | a division of angels |
| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |
| vying | contending; to strive for superiority |
| clasp | a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together |
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| pedagogue | teacher |