GRE Word List
DIRE
exciting horror
The meaning of the word dire is exciting horror.
Random words
| Word | Meaning | 
|---|---|
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease | 
| document | proof | 
| battalion | a considerable body of troops organized to act together : army | 
| pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff | 
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia | 
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue | 
| quorum | a select group | 
| grunt | to utter a grunt | 
| fiend | devil | 
| screech | a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror |