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 |
|---|---|
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| occident | west |
| verdant | green in tint or color |
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| pudding | blood sausage |
| illimitable | incapable of being limited or bounded : measureless |