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 |
|---|---|
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ยน/โโ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| postulate | demand |
| amalgamate | to unite in or as if in an amalgam |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| facilitate | to make easier : help bring about |
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |
| deserts | arid land with usually sparse vegetation |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |