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
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
felicitousvery well suited or expressed : apt
pediatriciana specialist in pediatrics
sanguinemarked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic
bastarda child born to parents who are not married to each other
cognitiveof, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)
gruesomeinspiring horror or repulsion : grisly
dawdleto spend time idly
interregnumthe time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes
squanderto spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate