GRE Word List
DIRE
exciting horror
The meaning of the word dire is exciting horror.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| outmoded | not being in style |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| coda | a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure |
| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
| curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |