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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| validate | to make legally valid : ratify |
| referendum | the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative |
| troth | loyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity |
| blackball | to vote against |
| plumage | the feathers of a bird |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| blemish | to spoil by a flaw |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| enumerate | to ascertain the number of : count |
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |