GRE Word List
DIRE
exciting horror
The meaning of the word dire is exciting horror.
Random words
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|---|---|
| rebuttal | the act of rebutting especially in a legal suit |
| ethos | the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| caption | the part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed |
| bungle | to act or work clumsily and awkwardly |
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| scion | descendant |
| artifacts | a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object |
| mongrel | an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed |
