GRE Word List
DIRE
exciting horror
The meaning of the word dire is exciting horror.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| uxorious | excessively fond of or submissive to a wife |
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| inundate | overwhelm |
| disparity | a noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |
| retain | to keep in possession or use |
| labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |
| consanguineous | of the same blood or origin |
