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
startto move suddenly and violently : spring
deploreto feel or express grief for
conclusiveof, relating to, or being a conclusion
sycophanta servile self-seeking flatterer
incorporealnot corporeal : having no material body or form
decrepitudethe quality or state of being decrepit
dilettantea person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler
eccentricitythe quality or state of being eccentric
cubiclea sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room
reaperone that reaps