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 |
|---|---|
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| institution | an established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| cerebration | to use the mind : think |
| trickster | one who tricks: such as |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| gambit | a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position |
| jaundiced | affected with or as if with jaundice |