GRE Word List
MISSIVE
a written communication : letter
The meaning of the word missive is a written communication : letter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| boorish | resembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| cemetery | a burial ground |
| obituary | a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| abstract | disassociated from any specific instance |
| discriminating | making a distinction : distinguishing |
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |