GRE Word List
MISSIVE
a written communication : letter
The meaning of the word missive is a written communication : letter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| reciprocate | to give and take mutually |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| eloquence | discourse marked by force and persuasiveness |
| sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |
| apposite | highly pertinent or appropriate : apt |
| recapitulate | to retell or restate briefly : summarize |
| forensic | belonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |