GRE Word List

MISSIVE

a written communication : letter

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

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WordMeaning
bargainan agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other
amicablecharacterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable
disjunctiona sharp cleavage : disunion
catalysta substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible
negligibleso small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling
outskirtsa part remote from the center : border
calculatedapt
galvanizeto subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically
pernicioushighly injurious or destructive : deadly
lethargicof, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish