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 |
|---|---|
| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| reparation | a repairing or keeping in repair |
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |
| guileless | innocent |
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
| comely | pleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion |
| graze | to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton |