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 |
|---|---|
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| emboss | to raise the surface of into bosses |
| effectual | producing or able to produce a desired effect |
| adroit | having or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations |
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| cavalcade | a procession (see procession |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |
| retract | to draw back or in |