GRE Word List

EFFUSION

an act of effusing

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

Random words

WordMeaning
browseto eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse
specioushaving a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic
disburseto pay out : expend especially from a fund
venisonthe edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer
boorishresembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor
hygienea science of the establishment and maintenance of health
ravelto become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray
exorciseto expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration
complacencyself-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies
expropriateto deprive of possession or proprietary rights