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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cantthe expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments
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epitaphan inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there
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