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 |
|---|---|
| misconduct | mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities |
| invoke | to petition for help or support |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| increment | the amount or degree by which something changes |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |