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 |
|---|---|
| adroit | having or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| felicitous | very well suited or expressed : apt |
| grate | grating |
| aquiline | curving like an eagle's beak |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| inception | an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |