GRE Word List
DIRE
exciting horror
The meaning of the word dire is exciting horror.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unkempt | not combed |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |
| gush | to issue copiously or violently |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| capsize | to cause to overturn |
| canard | a false or unfounded report or story |
| ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |