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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swindlerto obtain money or property by fraud or deceit
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miscellaneousconsisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous
encircleto form a circle around : surround
selectiveof, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select
repudiateto refuse to accept
polyglotone who is polyglot
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visagethe face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal
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