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 |
|---|---|
| concurrent | operating or occurring at the same time |
| indeterminate | not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| provenance | origin |
| lampoon | satire |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |