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).

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WordMeaning
terminuseither end of a transportation line or travel route
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perverseturned away from what is right or good : corrupt
enlistto secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest
harbora place of security and comfort : refuge
facultyability
laggardlagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind
madrigala medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form
infinitesimalimmeasurably or incalculably small
meteto give out by measure : dole out