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 |
|---|---|
| wrath | strong vengeful anger or indignation |
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| reactionary | relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction |
| copious | yielding something abundantly |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| license | permission to act |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
