GRE Word List

BOG

wet spongy ground

The meaning of the word bog is wet spongy ground.

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advertto turn the mind or attention
subsumeto include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element
complacencyself-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies
infidelone who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity
privationan act or instance of depriving : deprivation
slougha place of deep mud or mire
anchora device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom
feintsomething feigned
composurea calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession
retrogradehaving or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars