GRE Word List
DIRE
exciting horror
The meaning of the word dire is exciting horror.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| insuperable | incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved |
| sojourn | a temporary stay |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| docile | easily taught |
| habituate | to make used to something : accustom |
| tome | book |
| hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |
| roseate | resembling a rose especially in color |