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 |
|---|---|
| warranted | sanction |
| connotation | something suggested by a word or thing : implication |
| cataract | a clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| nubile | of marriageable condition or age |
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
| mauve | a moderate purple, violet, or lilac color |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| fake | not true, real, or genuine : counterfeit |