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 |
|---|---|
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| pediatrician | a specialist in pediatrics |
| amity | friendship |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| forebears | ancestor |
| accolade | a mark of acknowledgment : award |
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |