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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limboan abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism
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prologuethe preface or introduction to a literary work
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dregssediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate