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

WordMeaning
occidentwest
attestto affirm to be true or genuine
encircleto form a circle around : surround
baskto lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere
finickyextremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards
melancholydepression of spirits : dejection
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
sophomoricconceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature
blusterto talk or act with noisy swaggering threats
retainto keep in possession or use