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 |
|---|---|
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |
| revulsion | a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |
| pare | to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| tanner | one that tans hides |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |