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
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chaplain | a clergyman in charge of a chapel |
expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |
muggy | being warm, damp, and close |
fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
enamored | affected by strong feelings of love, admiration, or fascination |
verve | the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity |
dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |
dynamo | generator |
bedizen | to dress or adorn gaudily |
impediment | something that impedes |