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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WordMeaning
decorumliterary and dramatic propriety : fitness
spendthrifta person who spends improvidently or wastefully
millenniumthe thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation
contextthe parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning
libidinoushaving or marked by lustful desires : lascivious
stippleto engrave by means of dots and flicks
ingratiateto gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort
ossifyto change into bone
mesmerizeto subject to mesmerism
galvanizeto subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically