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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| conveyance | the action of conveying |
| climactic | of, relating to, or constituting a climax |
| opportunist | one that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism |
| bemoan | to express deep grief or distress over |
| clown | farmer |
| tablet | a flat slab or plaque suited for or bearing an inscription |
| fertile | producing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive |
| glaring | having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger |