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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idlenot occupied or employed: such as
facultyability
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stoopto bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees
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sobrietythe quality or state of being sober
wangleto resort to trickery or devious methods
mata piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support
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