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 |
|---|---|
| mnemonic | assisting or intended to assist memory |
| multilingual | of, having, or expressed in several languages |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
| debilitate | to impair the strength of : enfeeble |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |