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
waiveto relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily
indicativeserving to indicate
plethoraan ample amount or number : abundance
expletivea syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense
reciprocateto give and take mutually
disconsolatecheerless
boisterousnoisily turbulent : rowdy
penitentfeeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant
punctiliousmarked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions
haphappening