GRE Word List
MAELSTROM
a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius
The meaning of the word maelstrom is a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |
| rightful | just |
| hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| groom | bridegroom |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| satiate | filled to satiety |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |
| privy | private |