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 |
|---|---|
| analogous | similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail |
| consternation | amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion |
| ornithologist | a branch of zoology dealing with birds |
| alleviate | relieve |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| gnarl | snarl |
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| sensitization | the action or process of sensitizing |
| finite | having definite or definable limits |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |