GRE Word List
EFFLUVIUM
an invisible emanation
The meaning of the word effluvium is an invisible emanation.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conflagration | fire |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ยน/โโ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
| elusive | tending to elude: such as |
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |