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
derivationthe formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)
stocka store or supply accumulated or available
cherubican order of angels see celestial hierarchy
despiseto look down on with disrespect or aversion
buffooneryfoolish or playful behavior or practice
barba medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck
threshto separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically
marsupialany of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young
marginalwritten or printed in the margin of a page or sheet
monograma sign of identity usually formed of the combined initials of a name