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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WordMeaning
arduoushard to accomplish or achieve : difficult
practicalof, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal
subsidiaryfurnishing aid or support : auxiliary
vicariousexperienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
acmethe highest point or stage
wanderluststrong longing for or impulse toward wandering
punyslight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak
threatan expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage
convexcurved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle
seminaryan environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated