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 |
|---|---|
| rectitude | the quality or state of being straight |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| scion | descendant |
| alias | otherwise called : otherwise known as |
| dilate | to become enlarged or widened |
