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
evanescenttending to vanish like vapor
maladroitlacking adroitness : inept
definitiveserving to provide a final solution or to end a situation
corpulenthaving a large bulky body : obese
rompone that romps
chipa small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off
atrophydecrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue
compendiuma brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract
hierarchya division of angels
murmura half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling