GRE Word List
DIRE
exciting horror
The meaning of the word dire is exciting horror.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| agitate | to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb |
| foppish | foolish |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |
| elusive | tending to elude: such as |
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |
| cantata | a composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment |
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |
| rummage | to make a thorough search or investigation |
| phobia | an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation |