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 |
|---|---|
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| nomadic | of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads |
| lackadaisical | lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid |
| affluence | abundance of property : wealth |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| purse | a small bag for money |
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| expiate | to make amends for |
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |