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 |
|---|---|
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |
| somatic | of, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm |
| demoniac | possessed or influenced by a demon |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |