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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| resound | to become filled with sound : reverberate |
| invincible | incapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued |
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| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| misadventure | misfortune |