GRE Word List

NEXUS

connection

The meaning of the word nexus is connection.

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anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea
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drollhaving a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality
mata piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support
imbibedrink
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superficialof, relating to, or located near a surface
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