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Word: quagmire

Definition: bog; marsh; soft, wet, boggy land; predicament; complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself


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::: inane - silly; senseless; Ex. inane remarks; N. inanity
::: inhibited - (of a person) unable to express what one really feels
::: chameleon - lizard that changes color in different situations
::: unwonted - unaccustomed; unusual; Ex. He arrived with unwonted punctuality.
::: dispense - distribute; prepare and give out (medicines); N. dispensation: dispensing; religious system; official exemption from an obligation or a rule
::: deft - neat; skillful
::: witticism - witty saying; wisecrack(clever joking remark)
::: extort - wring from; get money by threats, etc.; obtain by force or threats; CF. extortionate: exorbitant
::: billow - large wave of water; a great swell or surge (of smoke); V: surge, swell, roll in billows
::: blighted - suffering from a disease; destroyed