GRE Word List

OPUS

work

The meaning of the word opus is work.

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WordMeaning
cavaliermarked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain
astronomicalof or relating to astronomy
intermittentcoming and going at intervals : not continuous
braggadocioempty boasting
idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)
cameoa gem carved in relief (see relief
simulateto give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate
antithesisthe direct opposite
institutionalizeto make into an institution : give character of an institution to
gallowsa frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged