GRE Word List
MISSIVE
a written communication : letter
The meaning of the word missive is a written communication : letter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| natty | trimly neat and tidy : smart |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| weary | exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness |
| potpourri | a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent |
| impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable |
| temper | heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion |
| rhapsodize | to speak or write in a rhapsodic manner |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |