GRE Word List

DIRE

exciting horror

The meaning of the word dire is exciting horror.

Random words

WordMeaning
mandatean authoritative command
idyllicpleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity
aspersiona false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation
dichotomya division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities
loatheto dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest
unfledgednot feathered : not ready for flight
anarchista person who rebels against any authority, established order, or ruling power
meagerhaving little flesh : thin
poulticea soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions
demeanorbehavior toward others : outward manner