GRE Word List

DIRE

exciting horror

The meaning of the word dire is exciting horror.

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WordMeaning
prolongto lengthen in time : continue
pandemicoccurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population
acmethe highest point or stage
parochialof or relating to a church parish
erodeto diminish or destroy by degrees:
sleeperone that sleeps
proscribeto publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state
ardoran often restless or transitory warmth of feeling
galleona heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish
shedto rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted