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 |
|---|---|
| decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |
| disport | sport |
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |
| premeditate | to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand |
| incandescent | white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat |
| spate | freshet |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |