SAT vocabulary
Vortex
A mass of whirling fluid or air, especially a whirlpool or whirlwind.
Example
"The small boat was nearly capsized by the powerful vortex that formed in the turbulent waters."
Etymology
From Latin 'vertex' meaning a whirl, whirlpool.
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