GRE Word List
TYPHOON
a hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea
The meaning of the word typhoon is a hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| repulsion | the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| threat | an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |