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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exact | to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| vivid | very strong : very high in chroma |
| evenhanded | fair |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |