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 |
|---|---|
| insipid | lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : dull |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| whimsy | whim |
| germinate | to cause to sprout or develop |
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| insubordination | disobedient to authority |
| limber | having a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile |
| desperate | having lost hope |
| animated | endowed with life or the qualities of life : alive |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |