GRE Word List
NEXUS
connection
The meaning of the word nexus is connection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| arbiter | a person with power to decide a dispute : judge |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| scion | descendant |
| blotch | to mark or mar with blotches |
| bacchanalia | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| inroad | an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something |
| primate | a bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation |