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
fancifulmarked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience
infiltrateto enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes
eroticof, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire
aproposbeing both relevant and opportune
poreto gaze intently
posthumousborn after the death of the father
discursivemoving from topic to topic without order : rambling
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
mediocreof moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance : ordinary
mutterto utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed