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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conversant | having knowledge or experience |
expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |
abyss | an immeasurably deep gulf or great space |
sober | not intoxicated |
lace | to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets |
component | a constituent part : ingredient |
dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |
reinstate | to place again (as in possession or in a former position) |
concord | a state of agreement : harmony |