GRE Word List

DIRE

exciting horror

The meaning of the word dire is exciting horror.

Random words

WordMeaning
sheafa quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together
beatificof, possessing, or imparting beatitude
chivalrousvaliant
restivestubbornly resisting control : balky
passepast one's prime
miscreantunbelieving
severitythe quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh
ambidextroususing both hands with equal ease or dexterity
awean emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime
exhumedisinter