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 |
|---|---|
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |
| obscure | dark |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
| laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |
| seedy | containing or full of seeds |
| constituency | a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position) |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |