GRE Word List

MISCELLANY

separate writings collected in one volume

The meaning of the word miscellany is separate writings collected in one volume.

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WordMeaning
bacchanalorgy
shimmerto shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer
gorgea narrow passage through land
studiousassiduous in the pursuit of learning
innateexisting in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native
insurrectionan act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government
buccaneerany of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies
maimto mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously
incognitowith one's identity concealed
braggadocioempty boasting