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 |
|---|---|
| discrepancy | the quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance |
| agility | the quality or state of being agile : nimbleness |
| dysentery | a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |
| sectarian | of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| paragon | a model of excellence or perfection |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |