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 |
|---|---|
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
| loom | a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| hypochondriac | hypochondriacal |
| dysentery | a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection |
| transgression | an act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as |
| memento | something that serves to warn or remind |
| divine | of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |