GRE Word List

SWAMP

a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water

The meaning of the word swamp is a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water.

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fringean ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band
prosaiccharacteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual
begrudgeto give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure
reprobationthe act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated
solsticeeither of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21
dormantrepresented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws
innuendoan oblique allusion : hint
abscondto depart secretly and hide oneself
mergerthe absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment
smotherto kill by depriving of air