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
revileto subject to verbal abuse : vituperate
bitinghaving the power to bite
prizesomething offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance
viscidhaving an adhesive quality : sticky
tertiaryof third rank, importance, or value
astringentcausing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic
chasma deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge
redundantexceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous
supplantto supersede (another) especially by force or treachery
imperiousmarked by arrogant assurance : domineering