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 |
|---|---|
| amalgam | a mixture of different elements |
| pillage | the act of looting or plundering especially in war |
| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |
| retaliate | to return like for like |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| brunt | the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack) |
| actuary | clerk |
| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |
| amenable | liable to be brought to account : answerable |
| indemnify | to secure against hurt, loss, or damage |