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 |
|---|---|
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| miniature | a copy on a much reduced scale |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| flagrant | conspicuously offensive |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |
| revile | to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate |
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |