GRE Word List
OPUS
work
The meaning of the word opus is work.
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ventral | of or relating to the belly : abdominal |
awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |
homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
wont | accustomed |
trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
slough | a place of deep mud or mire |
graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
brooch | an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck |
ruminant | an animal that chews the cud |