GRE Word List

DIRE

exciting horror

The meaning of the word dire is exciting horror.

Random words

WordMeaning
exudeto ooze out
avuncularsuggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality
addlerotten
bandyto discuss lightly or banteringly
significanthaving meaning
genusa class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic
wispa small handful (as of hay or straw)
posteritythe offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation
erodeto diminish or destroy by degrees:
fronda large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions