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 |
|---|---|
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| quench | put out |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| gregarious | tending to associate with others of one's kind : social |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| executive | of or relating to the execution of the laws and the conduct of public and national affairs |
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |