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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| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |
| paradigm | example |
| mediate | occupying a middle position |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| entrepreneur | one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise |
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| toga | the loose outer garment worn in public by citizens of ancient Rome |
| debris | the remains of something broken down or destroyed |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |