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 |
|---|---|
| eddy | a current of water or air running contrary to the main current |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| unfrock | defrock |
| mendacious | given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth |
| herd | a typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| implode | to burst inward |
| odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |
| jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |