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 |
|---|---|
| stink | to emit a strong offensive odor |
| woeful | full of woe : grievous |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| tread | to step or walk on or over |
| quench | put out |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| erudite | having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying : possessing or displaying erudition |
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| potion | a mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine) |