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 |
|---|---|
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| tyro | a beginner in learning : novice |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| cataract | a clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light |
| scad | any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus) |
| disconcert | to throw into confusion |
| plaudit | an act or round of applause |
| intervene | to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events |
| cross | a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution |
| equine | of, relating to, or resembling a horse or the horse family |