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 |
|---|---|
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| inanimate | not animate: |
| ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| galvanic | of, relating to, or producing a direct current of electricity |
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| pastoral | of, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen |
| matrimony | the state of being married : marriage |
| pedantic | of, relating to, or being a pedant |
| succor | relief |