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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| accomplice | one associated with another especially in wrongdoing |
| supplicant | one who supplicates |
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| denizen | inhabitant |