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 |
|---|---|
| desperate | having lost hope |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| medley | a musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces |
| knotty | marked by or full of knots |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| lax | loose |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
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