GRE Word List
MIASMA
a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease
The meaning of the word miasma is a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| adherent | one who adheres to something: such as |
| provender | dry food for domestic animals : feed |
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| improvise | to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously |
| patent | open to public inspection |
| perennial | present at all seasons of the year |
| luscious | having a delicious taste or smell : sweet |
| invert | to reverse in position, order, or relationship |
| malodorous | having a bad odor |
| demented | mad |