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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| kinetic | of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith |
| distrait | apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| stamp | to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument |
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |
| obstinate | stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion |