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 |
|---|---|
| aseptic | preventing infection |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| protean | of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms |
| quench | put out |