GRE Word List
MISSIVE
a written communication : letter
The meaning of the word missive is a written communication : letter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| helm | a lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering |
| menagerie | a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition |
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| chortle | to sing or chant exultantly |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
| leonine | of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion |
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |