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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| atheistic | a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism |
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| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |
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