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 |
|---|---|
| hydrophobia | rabies |
| cater | to provide a supply of food |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| gravity | dignity or sobriety of bearing |
| mandatory | required by a law or rule : obligatory |
| irremediable | not remediable |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |