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 |
|---|---|
| nauseate | to become affected with nausea |
| lewd | obscene |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| pertinacious | adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |