GRE Word List
SLOUGH
a place of deep mud or mire
The meaning of the word slough is a place of deep mud or mire.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| grouch | a fit of bad temper |
| marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| pitfall | trap |
| quirk | an abrupt twist or curve |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| valedictory | of or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell |
| termination | end in time or existence : conclusion |