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 |
|---|---|
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| dissension | disagreement |
| cryptic | secret |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| catholic | roman catholic |
| proliferate | to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring |
| bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |
| anguish | extreme pain, distress, or anxiety |