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
incredulousunwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical
unrulynot readily ruled, disciplined, or managed
constituenta member of a constituency
antiquatedoutmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted
efficacythe power to produce an effect
stanzaa division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe
impecunioushaving very little or no money usually habitually : penniless
pento shut in or as if in a pen
rationalean explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena
cognateof the same or similar nature : generically alike