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 |
|---|---|
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| feasible | capable of being done or carried out |
| estimable | capable of being estimated |
| onus | burden |
| tractable | capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile |
| polity | political organization |
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |
| militate | to have weight or effect |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| ossify | to change into bone |