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 |
|---|---|
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| fumble | to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly |
| fell | skin |
| ferment | to undergo fermentation |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| apprehend | arrest |
| tessellated | having a checkered appearance |
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
| consensus | general agreement : unanimity |