GRE Word List
DIRE
exciting horror
The meaning of the word dire is exciting horror.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| physiological | of or relating to physiology |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| legislature | a body of persons having the power to legislate |
| spatula | a flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting |
| expatriate | banish |
| melee | a confused struggle |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |