GRE Word List

MISSIVE

a written communication : letter

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

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WordMeaning
rusticof, relating to, or suitable for the country : rural
infiltrateto enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes
bombastpretentious inflated speech or writing
hereafterafter this in sequence or in time
erodeto diminish or destroy by degrees:
apocalypticof, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse
flusterto put into a state of agitated confusion : upset
demographicthe statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets
invidiousof an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")