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 |
|---|---|
| physiognomy | the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance |
| punitive | inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |
| citadel | a fortress that commands (see command |
| nubile | of marriageable condition or age |
| infest | to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner |