GRE Word List
QUAGMIRE
bog; marsh; soft, wet, boggy land; predicament; complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself
The meaning of the word quagmire is bog; marsh; soft, wet, boggy land; predicament; complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| guile | deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning; Ex. persuade her by guile |
| gavel | hammerlike tool; mallet(wooden hammer) used by a presiding officer or an auctioneer; V. |
| heterogeneous | dissimilar; mixed; not homogeneous; consisting of dissimilar elements or plants |
| bait | harass; tease; torment; Ex. badger baiting; N: food or other lure used to catch fish or trap animals |
| submerge | place under water; dip; go under water; cover completely (as with water); Ex. submerged in work |
| adventitious | accidental; casual; happening by chance |
| pretend | feign; pretend to: claim to possess; make pretensions to; Ex. I don't pretend to much expertise; N. pretense |
| douse | plunge into water or liquid; dip; immerse; drench; wet throughly; extinguish; throw water over; dowse |
| auxiliary | offering or providing help; additional or subsidiary; N: helper; assistant |
| culprit | one guilty of a crime |
