GRE Word List
MISCREANT
unbelieving
The meaning of the word miscreant is unbelieving.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nomenclature | name |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| forum | the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| unassailable | not assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question |
| submerge | to put under water |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
| slaughter | the act of killing |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| dexterous | mentally adroit and skillful : clever |