GRE Word List

AMISS

in a mistaken way : wrongly

The meaning of the word amiss is in a mistaken way : wrongly.

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WordMeaning
bruntthe principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack)
tangiblecapable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable
languiddrooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak
excoriateto wear off the skin of : abrade
amplifyto expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis
aromaticof, relating to, or having aroma:
honeto sharpen or smooth with a whetstone
clapto strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise
plummetto fall perpendicularly
ebullientboiling