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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slagthe dross or scoria of a metal
undertakerone who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur
remissionthe act or process of remitting
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hazardousinvolving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm)
aggrandizeto make great or greater : increase
nadirthe point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer
tinta usually slight or pale coloration : hue
forbearancea refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due
hermeticof or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d.