quagmirea soft, boggy area of land that gives way underfoot; a difficult or precarious situationThe military intervention quickly turned into a political quagmire with no clear exit strategy.NoteThe military intervention quickly turned into a political quagmire with no clear exit strategy.Elon.io is an online learning platformWe have an entire course teaching GRE Verbal — Essential Vocabulary grammar and vocabulary.Start learning GRE Verbal — Essential Vocabulary now