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 |
|---|---|
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |
| clown | farmer |
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| inclined | having inclination, disposition, or tendency |
| executor | one who executes something |
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| resign | relegate |
| antiquity | ancient times |