GRE Word List
TERMINUS
last stop of railroad; end
The meaning of the word terminus is last stop of railroad; end.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indigence | poverty |
| apolitical | having an aversion or lack of concern for political affairs |
| gamely | in a spirited manner; with courage; Ex. fight gamely against a superior boxer; ADJ. game |
| haphazard | random; by chance; happening in an unplanned manner; Ex. haphazard growth of the town |
| defeatist | resigned to defeat or failure; accepting defeat or failure as a natural outcome; N. CF. defeatism |
| boisterous | violent; rough; noisy |
| hatch | deck opening; lid covering a deck opening; V: emerge from an egg; produce (young) from an egg |
| flit | fly; fly or move lightly or quickly; dart lightly; pass swiftly by; Ex. a bee flitting from flower to flower |
| burlesque | give an imitation that ridicules; imitate mockingly |
| sift | put through a sieve to separate fine from coarse particles; sort or examine carefully |