GRE Word List
REMISS
negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless
The meaning of the word remiss is negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| labyrinth | a place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys |
| glaring | having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger |
| indubitable | too evident to be doubted : unquestionable |
| exchequer | a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| frail | easily led into evil |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| regiment | a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions |