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 |
|---|---|
| equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| exact | to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain |
| concurrent | operating or occurring at the same time |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| attire | to put garments on : dress |
| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |