GRE Word List
MISCELLANY
mixture of writings on various subjects; collection of various items
The meaning of the word miscellany is mixture of writings on various subjects; collection of various items.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| craft | skill (esp. with one's hands); skill in deceiving people; guile; ADJ. crafty: cleverly deceitful; cunning |
| capitulate | surrender; give up all resistance |
| timidity | lack of self-confidence or courage |
| resurrect | revive |
| metrical | metric; written in the form of poetry; Ex. metrical translation of Homer |
| stereotype | one regarded as embodying a set image or type; fixed and unvarying representation; standardized mental picture often reflecting prejudice; Ex. stereotype of the happy slave; V: make a stereotype of; represent by a stereotype; Ex. It is wrong to stereotype people; Ex. stereotyped answer |
| pummel | pommel; beat or pound with fists |
| juncture | crisis; point in time; joining point; joint; act of joining |
| stipend | pay for services |
| barrage | barrier laid down by artillery fire; overwhelming profusion; large number of questions or statements; Ex. a barrage of criticism |
