GRE Word List

DIRE

exciting horror

The meaning of the word dire is exciting horror.

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WordMeaning
synopticaffording a general view of a whole
geriatricsa branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people
integrateto form, coordinate, or blend into a functioning or unified whole : unite
ethnicof or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background
allureto entice by charm or attraction
anachronisman error in chronology
pathosan element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion
irremediablenot remediable
prodigiouscausing amazement or wonder
immunenot susceptible or responsive