GRE Word List
EFFLUVIUM
an invisible emanation
The meaning of the word effluvium is an invisible emanation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| clavicle | a bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum |
| invincible | incapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued |
| malcontent | a discontented person: |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |
| beware | to be on one's guard |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| beguile | hoodwink |
| engross | to copy or write in a large hand |
| supine | lying on the back or with the face upward |