GRE Word List

NEXUS

connection

The meaning of the word nexus is connection.

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incapacitateto deprive of capacity or natural power : disable
sticklerone who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something
whineto utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry
padrea Christian clergyman
compulsionan act of compelling
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annalsa record of events arranged in yearly sequence
foolhardyfoolishly adventurous and bold : rash
skiffany of various small boats
fermentationthe enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity