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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impenetrableincapable of being penetrated or pierced
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
venerateto regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference
flutedhaving or marked by grooves
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intolerantunable or unwilling to endure
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