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 |
|---|---|
| comport | to be fitting : accord |
| acclaim | applaud |
| mutilate | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect |
| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |
| problematic | posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |
| reactionary | relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |