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 |
|---|---|
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
| capacious | containing or capable of containing a great deal |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| vibrant | pulsating with life, vigor, or activity |
| rivulet | a small stream |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| multifarious | having or occurring in great variety : diverse |
| scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |
| derelict | abandoned especially by the owner or occupant |