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 |
|---|---|
| perpetual | continuing forever : everlasting |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| seminary | an environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated |
| stupefy | to make stupid, groggy, or insensible |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
| accede | to express approval or give consent : to agree to a request or demand |
| aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |
| restitution | an act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as |