GRE Word List

VORTEX

something that resembles a whirlpool

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

Random words

WordMeaning
alludeto make indirect reference
flayto strip off the skin or surface of : skin
equityjustice according to natural law or right
unscathedwholly unharmed : not injured
aeriethe nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop
catholicroman catholic
alluvialrelating to, composed of, or found in alluvium
compassionsympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it
cohereto hold together firmly as parts of the same mass
palimpsestwriting material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased