GRE Word List
MISSIVE
a written communication : letter
The meaning of the word missive is a written communication : letter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indubitable | too evident to be doubted : unquestionable |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| parity | the quality or state of being equal or equivalent |
| dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |
| catholic | roman catholic |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| venture | to proceed especially in the face of danger |