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 |
|---|---|
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| coalesce | to grow together |
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |
| ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |
| poise | balance |
| exult | to be extremely joyful : rejoice |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| validate | to make legally valid : ratify |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| retrospective | of, relating to, or given to retrospection |