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 |
|---|---|
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
| providence | divine guidance or care |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| asunder | into parts |
| peer | one that is of equal standing with another : equal |
| timidity | lacking in courage or self-confidence |
| scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |
| compliance | the act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion |