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 |
|---|---|
| incoherent | lacking coherence: such as |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| idyllic | pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity |
| dabble | to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |