GRE Word List
TERMINUS
either end of a transportation line or travel route
The meaning of the word terminus is either end of a transportation line or travel route.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disparate | markedly distinct in quality or character |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| dysentery | a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |
| incognito | with one's identity concealed |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| spartan | a native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |