GRE Word List
TURBULENCE
state of violent agitation; ADJ. turbulent: violently agitated or disturbed
The meaning of the word turbulence is state of violent agitation; ADJ. turbulent: violently agitated or disturbed.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incompatible | inharmonious; N. incompatibility |
| flit | fly; fly or move lightly or quickly; dart lightly; pass swiftly by; Ex. a bee flitting from flower to flower |
| pinnace | small boat |
| figure | written symbols; number; amount represented in numbers; outline or silhouette of a thing or human body; person (well-known); impression; diagram; pattern; group in a dance; Ex. figure of speech; V. calculate with numbers; adorn with figures; appear; consider; Ex. My name did not figure in the list. |
| depravity | extreme corruption; wickedness; V. deprave |
| dislodge | remove (forcibly); force out of a position; Ex. dislodge the food caught in his throat; CF. lodge |
| finery | beautiful clothes for a special occasion |
| juridical | of the law and its administration; CF. judicial: of courts of law; CF. judiciary |
| effectual | able to produce a desired effect; valid |
| snub | ignore or behave coldly toward; Ex. I made a suggestion but she snubbed me; N. |