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 |
|---|---|
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
| guffaw | a loud or boisterous burst of laughter |
| rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will |
| autocratic | of, relating to, or being an autocracy : absolute |
| vulpine | of, relating to, or resembling a fox |
| compute | to determine especially by mathematical means |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |