GRE Word List
SIREN
any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing
The meaning of the word siren is any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| malefactor | one who commits an offense against the law |
| renege | to go back on a promise or commitment |
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| implode | to burst inward |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| lionize | to treat as an object of great interest or importance |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |