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 |
|---|---|
| mash | to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| smear | a viscous or sticky substance |
| serpentine | of or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement) |
| harass | exhaust |
| snuffle | to snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly |
| blithe | lacking due thought or consideration : casual |
| antidote | a remedy to counteract the effects of poison |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| jovial | characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly |