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 |
|---|---|
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| atypical | not typical : irregular |
| florid | very flowery in style : ornate |
| yen | a strong desire or propensity |
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |
| ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| fledgling | a young bird just fledged (see fledge |
| soluble | susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water |