GRE Word List

VORTEX

something that resembles a whirlpool

The meaning of the word vortex is something that resembles a whirlpool.

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WordMeaning
indomitableincapable of being subdued : unconquerable
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
renderto melt down
teneta principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true
controvertto dispute or oppose by reasoning
plebeiana member of the Roman plebs
lilliputianof, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput
commandeerto compel to perform military service
schemea plan or program of action
transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid