GRE Word List
MISCELLANY
separate writings collected in one volume
The meaning of the word miscellany is separate writings collected in one volume.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| heed | to pay attention |
| hail | precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow |
| hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |
| morose | having a sullen and gloomy disposition |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| rectify | to set right : remedy |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| venturesome | inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring |
| zenith | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration |