GRE Word List
MISCELLANEOUS
consisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous
The meaning of the word miscellaneous is consisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| cemetery | a burial ground |
| reconnaissance | a preliminary survey to gain information |
| pillage | the act of looting or plundering especially in war |