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
rescindto take away : remove
flashylacking in substance or flavor : insipid
ambiguousdoubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness
impoliticnot politic : unwise
trothloyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity
affectedartificial; pretended
anecdotea usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident
witticisma cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark
cognitiveof, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)
laconicusing or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious