GRE Word List
OPUS
work
The meaning of the word opus is work.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| avenge | to take vengeance for or on behalf of |
| incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| groom | bridegroom |
| adherent | one who adheres to something: such as |
| tension | inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion |
| inception | an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement |
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |