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
symbiosisthe living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism)
ambiguousdoubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness
ignominydeep personal humiliation and disgrace
liquidateto determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts)
precipicea very steep or overhanging place
tithea tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment
ponderousof very great weight
postmortemdone, occurring, or collected after death
flauntto display or obtrude oneself to public notice
pivotalof, relating to, or constituting a pivot