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 |
|---|---|
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| mischief | a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent |
| assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |
| quicksilver | mercury |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
| verbiage | a profusion of words usually of little or obscure content |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| ultimate | last in a progression or series : final |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |