GRE Word List
DIRE
warning of disaster; disastrous; (of needs and dangers) very great; urgent; Ex. dire prediction/need of food
The meaning of the word dire is warning of disaster; disastrous; (of needs and dangers) very great; urgent; Ex. dire prediction/need of food.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cataclysm | deluge; upheaval; earthquake; violent and sudden event or change |
| reaper | one who harvests grain; Ex. the Grim Reaper; V. reap: cut and gather (crop); harvest a crop |
| ameliorate | improve |
| protrude | stick out; jut; project; Ex. protruding teeth |
| germ | earliest form of an organism; seed or bud; something that may develop into something larger or more important; microbe |
| arrogance | pride; haughtiness; ADJ. arrogant: unpleasantly self-important (with a strong confidence in one's own importance and a lack of respect for other people) |
| resurrect | revive |
| magnate | person of prominence or influence; powerful or influential person (in business or industry); Ex. oil magnate |
| crescendo | increase in the volume or intensity as in a musical passage; climax; CF. crescent |
| skiff | small light sailboat or rowboat |
