GRE Word List
MISSIVE
a written communication : letter
The meaning of the word missive is a written communication : letter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| viscid | having an adhesive quality : sticky |
| armada | a fleet of warships |
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |
| lumber | to move ponderously |
| dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |
| amity | friendship |
| torpedo | a weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as |
| natal | native |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |