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 |
|---|---|
| exuberance | the quality or state of being exuberant |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| hubbub | noise |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |
| emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |
| churlish | of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar |
| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |
| deprecate | to express disapproval of |