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 |
|---|---|
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| render | to melt down |
| tenet | a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| plebeian | a member of the Roman plebs |
| lilliputian | of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput |
| commandeer | to compel to perform military service |
| scheme | a plan or program of action |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |