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 |
|---|---|
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| grunt | to utter a grunt |
| bovine | of, relating to, or resembling bovines and especially the ox or cow |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
| constituency | a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position) |
| exalt | to raise in rank, power, or character |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |