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

WordMeaning
concatenatelinked together
piqueto excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff
intransigencethe quality or state of being intransigent
incentivesomething that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action
bouta spell or period of activity: such as
grapplethe act or an instance of grappling
stagnantnot flowing in a current or stream
polarof or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it
retractto draw back or in
desultorymarked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose