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 |
|---|---|
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |
| hardy | bold |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| antecede | precede |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| negate | to deny the existence or truth of |
| fraudulent | characterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful |
| eclectic | composed of elements drawn from various sources |
| tightwad | a close or miserly person |