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 |
|---|---|
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| nurse | a person who cares for the sick or infirm |
| brackish | somewhat salty |
| perquisite | a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
| garner | to gather into storage |