GRE Word List

VORTEX

something that resembles a whirlpool

The meaning of the word vortex is something that resembles a whirlpool.

Random words

WordMeaning
decorumliterary and dramatic propriety : fitness
phalanxa body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files
eugenicrelating to or fitted for the production of good offspring
rhetoricthe art of speaking or writing effectively: such as
suppressto put down by authority or force : subdue
condescendto assume an air of superiority
haggardnot tamed
prehensileadapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around
factitiousproduced by humans rather than by natural forces
hallowedholy