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 |
|---|---|
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| emollient | making soft or supple |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| concurrent | operating or occurring at the same time |
| doddering | feeble |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| herd | a typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control |
| pilfer | steal |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |