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 |
|---|---|
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| margin | the part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| antipathy | a strong feeling of dislike |
| dutiful | filled with or motivated by a sense of duty |
| lampoon | satire |
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |