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.

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vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
welterwrithe
lubricateto make smooth or slippery
trenchantkeen
seamyhaving the rough side of the seam showing
hueoverall character or appearance to the mind : complexion
squeamisheasily nauseated : queasy
cankeran erosive or spreading sore
overwhelmupset
astutehaving or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever