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 |
|---|---|
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |
| gambol | to skip about in play : frisk |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| mellifluous | having a smooth rich flow |
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |
| beeline | a straight direct course |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |