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 |
|---|---|
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| affable | being pleasant and at ease in talking to others |
| incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| elysian | of or relating to Elysium |
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |