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).

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libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
bleakexposed and barren and often windswept
regimena systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient
underscoreto draw a line under : underline
beneficialproducing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit
crinkleto form many short bends or ripples
sparenot being used
ingenuousshowing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness
pragmaticrelating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic
careera profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling