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 |
|---|---|
| sentinel | sentry |
| blackball | to vote against |
| vacuous | emptied of or lacking content |
| predicament | the character, status, or classification assigned by a predication |
| gerrymander | the act or method of gerrymandering |
| panache | an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet |
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
| churlish | of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar |