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 |
|---|---|
| concatenate | linked together |
| espouse | marry |
| abortive | prematurely born |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| spin | to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| knoll | a small round hill : mound |
| nether | situated down or below : lower |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
| leash | a line for leading or restraining an animal |