GRE Word List

NEXUS

connection

The meaning of the word nexus is connection.

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pandemoniuma wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people)
recitala detailed account : enumeration
charydiscreetly cautious: such as
deciduousfalling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle
gerrymanderthe act or method of gerrymandering
havocwide and general destruction : devastation
limpto walk lamely
hiatusa break in or as if in a material object : gap
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
dummya person who is incapable of speaking