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 |
|---|---|
| vertebrate | any 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 |
| welter | writhe |
| lubricate | to make smooth or slippery |
| trenchant | keen |
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
| hue | overall character or appearance to the mind : complexion |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| canker | an erosive or spreading sore |
| overwhelm | upset |
| astute | having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever |