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 |
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foment | to promote the growth or development of : rouse |
coagulate | to cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle |
prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
cadaverous | of or relating to a corpse |
blunder | to move unsteadily or confusedly |
determinate | having defined limits |
sear | being dried and withered |
blues | low spirits : melancholy |
fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |
martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |