GRE Word List
QUAGMIRE
soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot
The meaning of the word quagmire is soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| flashy | lacking in substance or flavor : insipid |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |
| troth | loyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity |
| affected | artificial; pretended |
| anecdote | a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident |
| witticism | a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark |
| cognitive | of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering) |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |