GRE Word List

DIRE

exciting horror

The meaning of the word dire is exciting horror.

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arrayto dress or decorate especially in splendid or impressive attire : adorn
eddya current of water or air running contrary to the main current
litheeasily bent or flexed
intelligentsiaintellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite
fertileproducing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive
dialecticalof, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic
vigilantea member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)
swathea band used in swathing
amplegenerous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity
utopiaa place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions