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 |
|---|---|
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| august | marked by majestic dignity or grandeur |
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |
| touching | capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion |
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |
| meretricious | of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution |
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |