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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| discretion | individual choice or judgment |
| buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |
| exemplify | to show or illustrate by example |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| brackish | somewhat salty |
| pecuniary | consisting of or measured in money |
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |