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 |
|---|---|
| vindicate | to free from allegation or blame |
| virtuoso | one who excels in the technique of an art |
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |
| requite | to make return for : repay |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| forego | to go before : precede |
| credo | a guiding belief or principle : creed |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
| legislature | a body of persons having the power to legislate |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |