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 |
|---|---|
| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| diabolical | of, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish |
| myopic | affected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted |
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| flush | to fly away suddenly |
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |