GRE Word List
MISSIVE
a written communication : letter
The meaning of the word missive is a written communication : letter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| pall | to lose strength or effectiveness |
| amputate | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |
| frigid | intensely cold |
| enumerate | to ascertain the number of : count |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
| iota | an infinitesimal amount : jot |
| frond | a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions |