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 |
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| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| ventriloquist | one who uses or is skilled in ventriloquism |
| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| stamp | to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| relinquish | to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |