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 |
|---|---|
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |
| billow | wave |
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| genus | a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic |
| septic | of, relating to, or causing putrefaction |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| primp | to dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner |