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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serpentine | of or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement) |
cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |
labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |
homespun | spun or made at home |
schematic | of or relating to a scheme or schema |
impede | to interfere with or slow the progress of |
respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
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negate | to deny the existence or truth of |