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
icona person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere
paucitysmallness of number : fewness
negligibleso small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling
wangleto resort to trickery or devious methods
cuisinemanner of preparing food : style of cooking
prescienceforeknowledge of events:
stanchto check or stop the flowing of
yeomanan attendant or officer in a royal or noble household
deliberateto think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully
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