GRE Word List
MIRE
wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh)
The meaning of the word mire is wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ursine | of or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae) |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| flaunt | to display or obtrude oneself to public notice |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| blare | to sound loud and strident |
| migrant | one that migrates: such as |
| virtue | conformity to a standard of right : morality |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| figment | something made up or contrived |
| recipient | one that receives : receiver |