GRE Word List

EFFLUVIUM

an invisible emanation

The meaning of the word effluvium is an invisible emanation.

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eerieso mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine
disaffecteddiscontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious
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peerone that is of equal standing with another : equal
vauntedhighly or widely praised or boasted about
celibateof, relating to, or characterized by celibacy:
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mulctfine
dialecticalof, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic
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