GRE Word List
VORTEX
something that resembles a whirlpool
The meaning of the word vortex is something that resembles a whirlpool.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dogged | marked by stubborn determination |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| demented | mad |
| satiate | filled to satiety |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| natation | the action or art of swimming |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| sagacious | of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |