GRE Word List

OPUS

work

The meaning of the word opus is work.

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plauditan act or round of applause
corporealhaving, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body: such as
potpourria mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent
papyrusa tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
concomitantaccompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way
disinterto take out of the grave or tomb
wizenedto become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality
tossto throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk
humorthat quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality