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

WordMeaning
scholarlyof, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned
chimericalexisting only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary
labyrintha place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys
glaringhaving a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger
indubitabletoo evident to be doubted : unquestionable
exchequera 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
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
fraileasily led into evil
oatha 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
regimenta military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions