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 |
|---|---|
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| odoriferous | yielding an odor : odorous |
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
| sentient | responsive to or conscious of sense impressions |
| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| seedy | containing or full of seeds |