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 |
|---|---|
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| agrarian | of or relating to fields or lands or their tenure |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| braid | to make from braids |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| finery | ornament |
| illusion | a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion |