GRE Word List
DIRE
exciting horror
The meaning of the word dire is exciting horror.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| renown | a state of being widely acclaimed and highly honored : fame |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| incompatible | not compatible: such as |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| mortar | a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle |
| gape | to open the mouth wide |
| resurrect | to raise from the dead |
| eventual | contingent |
| parochial | of or relating to a church parish |