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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|---|---|
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
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| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| spin | to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| neologism | a new word, usage, or expression |
| tremulous | characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors |
| compact | predominantly formed or filled : composed |
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