GRE Word List

MISSIVE

a written communication : letter

The meaning of the word missive is a written communication : letter.

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WordMeaning
takeoffa rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket
propagateto cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction
cantankerousdifficult or irritating to deal with
proscribeto publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state
bartererto trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services
colandera perforated utensil for washing or draining food
pedestalthe support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration
parleyto speak with another : confer
beseechto beg for urgently or anxiously
eerieso mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine