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 |
|---|---|
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| infirmity | the quality or state of being infirm |
| healthy | enjoying good health |
| welt | a strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together |
| lunar | crescent |
| occident | west |
| pall | to lose strength or effectiveness |
| pedagogy | the art, science, or profession of teaching |
| prune | a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |