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

WordMeaning
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
salientmoving by leaps or springs : jumping
tardymoving slowly : sluggish
tickleto touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
inhibitedto prohibit from doing something
litanya prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation
sublimatesublime
lodewaterway
fecundityfruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific
illusiona misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion