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 |
|---|---|
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| osseous | bony |
| dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |
| quack | to make the characteristic cry of a duck |
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |
| timorous | of a timid disposition : fearful |
| pine | any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals |
| oligarchy | government by the few |