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 |
|---|---|
| omniscient | having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight |
| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |
| execute | to carry out fully : put completely into effect |
| mellifluous | having a smooth rich flow |
| overwhelm | upset |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| fledgling | a young bird just fledged (see fledge |
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |