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 |
|---|---|
| rickety | affected with rickets |
| incantation | a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic |
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| seclusion | the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded |
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |