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 |
|---|---|
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| fashion | the prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time |
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| laceration | the act of lacerating |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| doddering | feeble |
| pastiche | a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work |
| disinterested | not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged |
| apiarist | beekeeper |
| mote | a small particle : speck |