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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| distend | extend |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| tinge | a slight staining or suffusing shade or color |
| gnome | maxim |
| beset | to set or stud with or as if with ornaments |
| enmity | positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| tenant | one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |