GRE Word List
MISSIVE
a written communication : letter
The meaning of the word missive is a written communication : letter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| comestible | edible |
| opulence | wealth |
| quail | any of numerous small gallinaceous birds: such as |
| suckle | to give milk to from the breast or udder |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| filibuster | an irregular military adventurer |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
| undermine | to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |