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 |
|---|---|
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| facile | easily accomplished or attained |
| abnegation | denial |
| hive | a container for housing honeybees |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| turbulence | the quality or state of being turbulent: such as |