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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| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| reconcile | to restore to friendship or harmony |
| cataract | a clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light |
| vertigo | a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| factotum | a person having many diverse activities or responsibilities |
| chalice | a drinking cup : goblet |
| sadistic | of, relating to, or characterized by sadism |
| febrile | marked or caused by fever : feverish |