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 |
|---|---|
| callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |
| terrestrial | of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants |
| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| debase | to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| supplicate | to make a humble entreaty |
| anemia | a condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volume |
| fictitious | of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary |
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |