GRE Word List
MISSIVE
a written communication : letter
The meaning of the word missive is a written communication : letter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| propagate | to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction |
| cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| barterer | to trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services |
| colander | a perforated utensil for washing or draining food |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| parley | to speak with another : confer |
| beseech | to beg for urgently or anxiously |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |