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

WordMeaning
desultorymarked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose
gestateto carry in the uterus during pregnancy
vaingloriousmarked by vainglory : boastful
hackneyedlacking in freshness or originality
imperativenot to be avoided or evaded : necessary
visceralfelt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
comebacka sharp or witty reply : retort
stunto make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze
lushgrowing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage