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 |
|---|---|
| unfledged | not feathered : not ready for flight |
| forerunner | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as |
| farce | stuff |
| memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
| foliage | a representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| provenance | origin |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| turbid | thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment |