GRE Word List
OPUS
work
The meaning of the word opus is work.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| mite | any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors |
| scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| obese | having excessive body fat |
| obstinate | stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion |
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| touchstone | a fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis |