GRE Word List
DIRE
exciting horror
The meaning of the word dire is exciting horror.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| floe | floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
| virtuoso | one who excels in the technique of an art |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| ennui | a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |