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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shuffle | to mix in a mass confusedly : jumble |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| enunciate | to make a definite or systematic statement of |
| palpable | capable of being touched or felt : tangible |
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |