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 |
|---|---|
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| redolent | exuding fragrance : aromatic |
| inflated | distended with air or gas |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| turmoil | a state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion |
| symbiosis | the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism) |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |