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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WordMeaning
innuendoan oblique allusion : hint
humusa brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic
combustiblecapable of combustion
sallowany of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark
guffawa loud or boisterous burst of laughter
somnolentof a kind likely to induce sleep
eschewto avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun
shystera person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger
raimentclothing
enunciateto make a definite or systematic statement of