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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
| vulpine | of, relating to, or resembling a fox |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| palpable | capable of being touched or felt : tangible |
| weird | of strange or extraordinary character : odd |
| marshal | a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| mace | an aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg |