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 |
|---|---|
| retain | to keep in possession or use |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| blatant | noisy especially in a vulgar or offensive manner : clamorous |
| polemical | of, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial |
| sour | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice |
| articulate | expressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively |
| venison | the edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer |
| regime | regimen |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |