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
grudgingunwilling
ordinancean authoritative decree or direction : order
hallowedholy
vagrantone who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support
briskkeenly alert : lively
killjoyone who spoils the pleasure of others
thronga multitude of assembled persons
transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid
maxima general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances