GRE Word List

DIRE

exciting horror

The meaning of the word dire is exciting horror.

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laceto draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets
artisana worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson
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filchto steal secretly or casually
articulateexpressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively
obliterateto remove utterly from recognition or memory
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gaudyostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented