English Vocabulary

Attributive Tag
“’We are all fragile creatures entwined in a cobweb of social constraints,’ said social psychologist Stanley Milgram.” (651)

Wade, Carole, and Carol Travris. Psychology. New York: Harper, 1987.


vor•tex P Pronunciation Key (vôr t ks )
n. pl. vor•tex•es or vor•ti•ces (-t -s z )
1. A spiral motion of fluid within a limited area, especially a whirling mass of water or air that sucks everything near it toward its center.
2. A place or situation regarded as drawing into its center all that surrounds it.
Original Sentence: It’s hard not to get swept up in the social vortex of high school.

vo•ra•cious P Pronunciation Key (vô-r s...