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 |
|---|---|
| dissonance | lack of agreement |
| bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| mercurial | of, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury |
| indulge | to yield to the desire of : humor |
| perdition | eternal damnation |
| revelry | noisy partying or merrymaking |
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |