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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| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |
| fertile | producing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |