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 |
|---|---|
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
| veracious | truthful |
| biennial | occurring every two years |
| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |
| protuberance | something that is protuberant |
| minuscule | very small |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
| nicety | the quality or state of being nice |
| saga | a prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |