GRE Word List

MISSIVE

a written communication : letter

The meaning of the word missive is a written communication : letter.

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WordMeaning
upbraidto criticize severely : find fault with
imprecationcurse
cadeta younger brother or son
inverseopposite in order, nature, or effect
indignationanger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean
rhetoricthe art of speaking or writing effectively: such as
cronea cruel or ugly old woman
mergerthe absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment
poulticea soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions
rusticof, relating to, or suitable for the country : rural