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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| constituency | a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position) |
| frond | a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions |
| rarefied | being less dense |
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |
| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
| chase | the hunting of wild animals |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |