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 |
|---|---|
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| swamp | a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| errant | behaving wrongly |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
| percussion | the act of percussing: such as |
| anthology | a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |