GRE Word List

MISCELLANY

separate writings collected in one volume

The meaning of the word miscellany is separate writings collected in one volume.

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WordMeaning
preeminenthaving paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding
anthropoidany of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets)
improvidentnot provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future
grievancea cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance
provisionalserving for the time being : temporary
tenantone who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another
contiguousbeing in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point
shadecomparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light
inalienableincapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred
multilingualof, having, or expressed in several languages