GRE Word List
MISSIVE
a written communication : letter
The meaning of the word missive is a written communication : letter.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| forebears | ancestor |
| cardiologist | the study of the heart and its action and diseases |
| barefaced | having the face uncovered: |
| dappled | marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background |
| terrestrial | of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| diatribe | a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing |