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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forestallto exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures
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innuendoan oblique allusion : hint
exhortto incite by argument or advice : urge strongly
incarnationthe act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate
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derivationthe formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)
fringean ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band
bitinghaving the power to bite