GRE Word List
MISSIVE
a written communication : letter
The meaning of the word missive is a written communication : letter.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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facilitate | to make easier : help bring about |
heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |
amenable | liable to be brought to account : answerable |
penchant | a strong and continued inclination |
chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
cascade | a steep usually small fall of water |
ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
tenacity | the quality or state of being tenacious |