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
ramparta protective barrier : bulwark
interto deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb
hypercriticalmeticulously or excessively critical
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
minusculevery small
casualtya military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action
cedeto yield or grant typically by treaty
auroraldawn
enraptureto fill with delight
rebateto reduce the force or activity of : diminish