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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| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| rousing | giving rise to excitement : stirring |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |
| cerebration | to use the mind : think |
| bleak | exposed and barren and often windswept |
| conservatory | a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |