GRE Word List

DIRE

exciting horror

The meaning of the word dire is exciting horror.

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documentproof
cognitiveof, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)
detachedstanding by itself : separate
riddlea mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum
flutterto flap the wings rapidly
heterogeneousconsisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed
dismemberto cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of
impeccablefree from fault or blame : flawless
parallelextending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant
rakishof, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute