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 |
|---|---|
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |
| glare | to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light |
| fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| irremediable | not remediable |
| lineaments | an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face |
| potpourri | a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent |
| dismantle | to disconnect the pieces of |
| accessible | capable of being reached |
| nullify | to make null (see null |