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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| nullify | to make null (see null |
| amoral | having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong |
| gratis | without charge or recompense : free |
| broil | to cook by direct exposure to radiant heat : grill |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
| dormant | represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws |