GRE Word List
EFFLUVIUM
an invisible emanation
The meaning of the word effluvium is an invisible emanation.
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accelerate | to move faster : to gain speed |
stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
ratify | to approve and sanction formally : confirm |
pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
render | to melt down |
solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
brand | a charred piece of wood |
preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |
reparation | a repairing or keeping in repair |