GRE Word List
DIRE
exciting horror
The meaning of the word dire is exciting horror.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| document | proof |
| battalion | a considerable body of troops organized to act together : army |
| pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
| quorum | a select group |
| grunt | to utter a grunt |
| fiend | devil |
| screech | a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror |