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 |
|---|---|
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| rapport | a friendly, harmonious relationship |
| derelict | abandoned especially by the owner or occupant |
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| scintillate | to emit sparks : spark |
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| discriminate | to mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of |
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |
| indemnify | to secure against hurt, loss, or damage |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |