GRE Word List
MISSIVE
a written communication : letter
The meaning of the word missive is a written communication : letter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tutelage | instruction especially of an individual |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| commemorative | intended as a commemoration |
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |
| paste | a dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| glib | showing little forethought or preparation : offhand |