GRE Word List
MISSIVE
a written communication : letter
The meaning of the word missive is a written communication : letter.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| glossary | a collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings |
| peerless | matchless |
| epicure | one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| psychic | of or relating to the psyche : psychogenic |
| chortle | to sing or chant exultantly |
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |