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 |
|---|---|
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |
| disparate | markedly distinct in quality or character |
| insensate | lacking sense or understanding |
| sensuous | of or relating to the senses or sensible objects |
| bacchanalian | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| generate | to bring into existence: such as |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |