GRE Word List
OPUS
work
The meaning of the word opus is work.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| cemetery | a burial ground |
| engaging | tending to draw favorable attention or interest : attractive |
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
| wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |
| lien | a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law |
| malefactor | one who commits an offense against the law |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |