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 |
|---|---|
| convex | curved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle |
| insuperable | incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved |
| sentient | responsive to or conscious of sense impressions |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| aloft | at or to a great height |
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
| brackish | somewhat salty |
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |