GRE Word List

MISSIVE

a written communication : letter

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

Random words

WordMeaning
poulticea soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions
brevityshortness of duration
haphappening
residuesomething that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant
misconductmismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities
grategrating
lurkto lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose
bivouaca usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter
nostalgiaa wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition
seinea large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore