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
hegemonypreponderant influence or authority over others : domination
usurythe lending of money with an interest charge for its use
grandiosecharacterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration
animadversiona critical and usually censorious remark
satirea literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn
bristlea short stiff coarse hair or filament
compliancethe act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion
underlyinglying beneath or below
pietythe quality or state of being pious: such as
gratiswithout charge or recompense : free