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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wangle | to resort to trickery or devious methods |
| linguistic | of or relating to language or linguistics |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| acidulous | somewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner |
| afterlife | an existence after death |
| quisling | traitor |