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 |
|---|---|
| unassailable | not assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question |
| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |
| bastion | a projecting part of a fortification |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
| pastiche | a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work |