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).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
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| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
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| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
| rectitude | the quality or state of being straight |
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| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
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