GRE Word List

EFFUSION

an act of effusing

The meaning of the word effusion is an act of effusing.

Random words

WordMeaning
dispelto drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate
glibshowing little forethought or preparation : offhand
grovelto creep with the face to the ground : crawl
loiterto delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle
exemplarydeserving imitation : commendable
levityexcessive or unseemly frivolity
quackto make the characteristic cry of a duck
substantiateto give substance or form to : embody
vagrantone who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support
reticentinclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved