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
conclusiveof, relating to, or being a conclusion
arrogancean attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions
facetiousjoking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish
germa small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts
expositoryof, relating to, or containing exposition
cavaliermarked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain
incinerateto cause to burn to ashes
superciliouscoolly and patronizingly haughty
sagaa prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland
bawdyboisterously or humorously indecent