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 |
|---|---|
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| meter | systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| bequeath | to give or leave by will (see will |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| molecule | the smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property |
| gesticulation | the act of making gestures |