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 |
|---|---|
| amiss | in a mistaken way : wrongly |
| penetrate | to pass into or through |
| graduated | marked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement |
| caption | the part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed |
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| prodigy | a highly talented child or youth |
| cantata | a composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment |
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| quorum | a select group |