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 |
|---|---|
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| grim | fierce in disposition or action : savage |
| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| denomination | an act of denominating |
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |
| hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |