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 |
|---|---|
| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |
| lope | an easy natural gait of a horse resembling a canter |
| singular | of or relating to a separate person or thing : individual |
| plutocracy | government by the wealthy |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| floe | floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water |
| brackish | somewhat salty |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |
| somatic | of, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm |