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
lavishexpending or bestowing profusely : prodigal
gruesomeinspiring horror or repulsion : grisly
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tickleto touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
accrueto come into existence as a legally enforceable claim
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
entreatto plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently
autocraticof, relating to, or being an autocracy : absolute
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hindmostfarthest to the rear : last