GRE Word List
TERMINAL
part that forms the end; railroad or bus station; ADJ. forming an end; ending in death; fatal; Ex. terminal cancer
The meaning of the word terminal is part that forms the end; railroad or bus station; ADJ. forming an end; ending in death; fatal; Ex. terminal cancer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| posture | assume an affected pose; act artificially; N: pose; attitude |
| ratiocination | reasoning; act of drawing conclusions from premises; V. ratiocinate: reason logically |
| indigence | poverty |
| reminiscent | suggestive of something (in the past); of reminiscence |
| tremulous | trembling; wavering |
| oracular | of an oracle; prophetic; uttered as if with divine authority; mysterious or ambiguous; hard to understand; N. oracle: wiser person; prophecy made by an oracle |
| clamber | climb by crawling with difficulties; scramble |
| dutiful | (of people or their behavior) respectful; obedient (filled with a sense of duty) |
| antique | made in an earlier period and usu. valuable; N: object that was made in an earlier period and that is rare or valuable |
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