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 |
|---|---|
| lax | loose |
| discordant | being at variance : disagreeing |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| propellant | capable of propelling |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |
| gratify | to be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |