GRE Word List

OPUS

work

The meaning of the word opus is work.

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betokento typify beforehand : presage
reactionaryrelating to, marked by, or favoring reaction
dodderingfeeble
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
unseemlynot seemly: such as
requiteto make return for : repay
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
murmura half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling
nugatoryof little or no consequence : trifling
disapprobationthe act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation