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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| rational | having reason or understanding |
| venturesome | inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring |
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| viscid | having an adhesive quality : sticky |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
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| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
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| embrace | to clasp in the arms : hug |