GRE Word List
MISSIVE
a written communication : letter
The meaning of the word missive is a written communication : letter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| factotum | a person having many diverse activities or responsibilities |
| bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| extrude | to force, press, or push out |
| consign | to give over to another's care |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| idle | not occupied or employed: such as |
| ignite | to set afire |