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 |
|---|---|
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| dormant | represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws |
| bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |
| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |
| subtlety | the quality or state of being subtle |
| insensate | lacking sense or understanding |
| whimsy | whim |
| recast | to cast again |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |