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 |
|---|---|
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| wastrel | vagabond |
| muggy | being warm, damp, and close |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| emollient | making soft or supple |
| fleece | the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep) |
| ape | any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon) |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |