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).
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occult | to shut off from view or exposure : cover |
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rectitude | the quality or state of being straight |
topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |
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quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
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