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 |
|---|---|
| equitable | having or exhibiting equity : dealing fairly and equally with all concerned |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| squat | to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |