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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tycoona businessperson of exceptional wealth, power, and influence : magnate
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inordinateexceeding reasonable limits : immoderate
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extrinsicnot forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous
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