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.

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WordMeaning
berateto scold or condemn vehemently and at length
healthfulbeneficial to health of body or mind
gratuitousnot called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted
vergebrink
fortitudestrength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage
secularof or relating to the worldly or temporal
briman upper or outer margin : verge
asunderinto parts
ballasta heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine)
unaccountablenot to be accounted for : inexplicable