GRE Word List
DIRE
warning of disaster; disastrous; (of needs and dangers) very great; urgent; Ex. dire prediction/need of food
The meaning of the word dire is warning of disaster; disastrous; (of needs and dangers) very great; urgent; Ex. dire prediction/need of food.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| moodiness | fits of depression or gloom; ADJ. moody: given to changeable moods; subject to periods of depression; gloomy CF. mood: state of mind or emotion |
| venom | poison (of an animal); hatred; Ex. remarks full of venom; ADJ. venomous |
| chuckle | laugh quietly |
| imperceptible | unnoticeable; impossible to perceive; undetectable |
| offensive | attacking; insulting; distasteful; V. offend: violate; hurt the feelings of; N. offense: offending; violating of a moral or social code; crime; attack; Ex. first offense |
| horticultural | pertaining to cultivation of gardens; N. horticulture: science or art of cultivating fruits, vegetables, or ornamental plants; CF. agriculture: science or art of farming or growing crops |
| defrock | strip a priest or minister of church authority; unfrock |
| exhume | dig out of the ground; remove from a grave |
| polity | (particular form of) political organization; form of government of nation or state; Ex. student polity |
| blasphemy | irreverence; sacrilege; cursing; bad language about God or holy things; V. blasphem; ADJ. blasphemous; CF. sacrilege |