GRE Word List

MISCELLANY

separate writings collected in one volume

The meaning of the word miscellany is separate writings collected in one volume.

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WordMeaning
prostratestretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission
dialecticalof, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic
metaphysicalof or relating to metaphysics
harbingersomething that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come
fazeto disturb the composure of : disconcert
monumentalserving as or resembling a monument : massive
perorationthe concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration
pulverizeto reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize
conjectureinference formed without proof or sufficient evidence
abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable