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 |
|---|---|
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| impassioned | filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling |
| rebuttal | the act of rebutting especially in a legal suit |
| volition | the power of choosing or determining : will |
| saboteur | one that practices sabotage |
| ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| capacious | containing or capable of containing a great deal |
| vertex | the top of the head |