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 |
|---|---|
| dogged | marked by stubborn determination |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |
| terminus | either end of a transportation line or travel route |
| offensive | making attack : aggressive |
| parochial | of or relating to a church parish |
| conduit | a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed |