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 |
|---|---|
| comely | pleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion |
| exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
| pontifical | episcopal attire |
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| mogul | an Indian Muslim of or descended from one of several conquering groups of Mongol, Turkish, and Persian origin |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| underlying | lying beneath or below |