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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| solicit | to make petition to : entreat |
| reputable | enjoying good repute : held in esteem |
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| culvert | a transverse drain |
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| consistency | agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence |
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| constraint | the act of constraining |