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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| Word | Meaning |
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| scrupulous | having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| silt | loose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ¹/₂₀ millimeter or less in diameter |
| forensic | belonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate |
| amiss | in a mistaken way : wrongly |
| prolific | producing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| compost | a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land |
| veer | to change direction or course |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |