GRE Word List
MISSIVE
a written communication : letter
The meaning of the word missive is a written communication : letter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| trifle | something of little value, substance, or importance |
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
| brunt | the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack) |
| luminous | emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light |
| polarize | to cause to vibrate in a definite pattern |
| fervent | very hot : glowing |
| forerunner | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as |