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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|---|---|
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| dilute | attenuate |
| homogeneous | of the same or a similar kind or nature |
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| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
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