GRE Word List

MISSIVE

a written communication : letter

The meaning of the word missive is a written communication : letter.

Random words

WordMeaning
bludgeona short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon
staminathe bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance
paraphrasea restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form
affectedartificial; pretended
expostulationan act or an instance of expostulating
validhaving legal efficacy or force
pertinaciousadhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design
vanguardthe forefront of an action or movement
cloistera monastic establishment
perceptiveresponsive to sensory stimuli : discerning