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 |
|---|---|
| peccadillo | a slight offense |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| ignite | to set afire |
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency |
| sodden | dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
| parlance | speech |