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 |
|---|---|
| clipper | one that clips something |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| fanfare | a short and lively sounding of trumpets |
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |
| opalescent | reflecting an iridescent light |
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
| pulsate | to throb or move rhythmically : vibrate |
| consign | to give over to another's care |