GRE Word List

MISSIVE

a written communication : letter

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

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factotuma person having many diverse activities or responsibilities
bateto reduce the force or intensity of : restrain
jocularsaid or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful
extrudeto force, press, or push out
consignto give over to another's care
patinaa usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color
adaptto make fit (as for a new use) often by modification
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
idlenot occupied or employed: such as
igniteto set afire