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 |
|---|---|
| analgesia | insensibility to pain without loss of consciousness |
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |
| apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |
| outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |
| component | a constituent part : ingredient |
| hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |
| viscid | having an adhesive quality : sticky |
| residual | remainder |