GRE Word List
DIRE
exciting horror
The meaning of the word dire is exciting horror.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
| proletarian | a member of the proletariat |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
| loom | a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace |
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| swagger | to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner |
| squat | to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground |