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 |
|---|---|
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
| swarthy | of a dark color, complexion, or cast |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| fulcrum | prop |
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |
| jest | a joking or mocking remark |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
| amnesia | loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness |