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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| confidential | marked by intimacy or willingness to confide |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| ingenious | having or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving |
| well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| lope | an easy natural gait of a horse resembling a canter |
| disport | sport |
| weary | exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness |