GRE Word List
AMISS
in a mistaken way : wrongly
The meaning of the word amiss is in a mistaken way : wrongly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| consternation | amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion |
| tome | book |
| ordination | the act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained |
| aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |
| boorish | resembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor |
| seduce | to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty |
| nausea | a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| prolific | producing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |