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 |
|---|---|
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| reprobation | the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| dormant | represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |