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 |
|---|---|
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| anodyne | serving to alleviate pain |
| sunder | to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space |
| foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| concentric | having a common center |
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |
| predispose | to dispose in advance |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |