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

WordMeaning
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
ribaldmarked by coarseness or lewdness : crude
perversionthe action of perverting : the condition of being perverted
introspectivecharacterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection
incarnateinvested with bodily and especially human nature and form
referendumthe principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative
gloatto observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight
abbreviateto make briefer
mercantileof or relating to merchants or trading
dislodgeto drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage