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 |
|---|---|
| dour | stern |
| reprehensible | worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable |
| bookish | of or relating to books |
| bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |
| proximity | the quality or state of being proximate : closeness |
| missive | a written communication : letter |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| grotto | cave |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| anodyne | serving to alleviate pain |