GRE Word List
DIRE
exciting horror
The meaning of the word dire is exciting horror.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| calorific | caloric |
| babble | to talk enthusiastically or excessively |
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| queasy | causing nausea |
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| sleazy | lacking firmness of texture : flimsy |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |