GRE Word List

DIRE

exciting horror

The meaning of the word dire is exciting horror.

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roseateresembling a rose especially in color
buccaneerany of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies
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tenuoushaving little substance or strength : flimsy
ratifyto approve and sanction formally : confirm
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distinctdistinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete