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 |
|---|---|
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| nocturnal | of, relating to, or occurring in the night |
| leery | suspicious |
| gusty | the sensation of taste |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| trigger | a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| peripheral | of, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part |
| remunerative | serving to remunerate |