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 |
|---|---|
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| expatriate | banish |
| coincidence | the act or condition of coinciding : correspondence |
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
| meander | a winding path or course |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |
| bacchanalia | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| woe | a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief |
| shudder | to tremble convulsively : shiver |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |