GRE Word List
TURMOIL
a state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion
The meaning of the word turmoil is a state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion.
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| superficial | of, relating to, or located near a surface |
| legend | a story coming down from the past |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| disport | sport |
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |
| iridescent | having or exhibiting iridescence |
| invoke | to petition for help or support |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| solicitous | manifesting or expressing solicitude |