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 |
|---|---|
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| implode | to burst inward |
| premonition | previous notice or warning : forewarning |
| constitution | the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
| deviate | to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| rift | fissure |