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 |
|---|---|
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| precipitant | precipitate |
| foray | a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid |
| depose | to remove from a throne or other high position |
| espouse | marry |
| eugenic | relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring |
| insalubrious | not conducive to health : unwholesome |
| slough | a place of deep mud or mire |
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |