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.

Random words

WordMeaning
behooveto be necessary, proper, or advantageous for
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
polemican aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another
incidencerate of occurrence or influence
exorbitantnot coming within the scope of the law
regenerationan act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated
intersticea space that intervenes between things
bickerpetulant quarreling : altercation
vipera common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans
canterone who uses cant: such as