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Usage

• nexus

  A nexus is a connection or a series of connections between a number of people, things, or ideas that often form the center of a system or situation.

• animus

  If you have animus against someone, you have a strong feeling of dislike or hatred towards them, often without a good reason or based upon your personal prejudices.

• hiatus

  A hiatus is a period of time when there is a break or interruption in some activity.

• impetus

  An impetus is a force that influences something to happen or develop more quickly.

• detritus

  Detritus is the small pieces of waste that remain after something has been destroyed or used.

• consensus

  When a group of people reaches a consensus, it has reached a general agreement about something.

• exodus

  An exodus is a mass departure of people from one land to another.

• opus

  An opus is an important piece of artistic work by a writer, painter, musician, etc.; an opus can also be one in a series of numbered musical works by the same composer.

• emeritus

  The adjective emeritus refers to a leader or professional who is retired—and often who gave distinguished service—and still retains their title, such as a professor or president.

• focus

  The focus of something, such as a talk with a teacher, is the main reason for doing it or its central point.

• acanthus

  any plant of the genus Acanthus having large spiny leaves and spikes or white or purplish flowers

• afflatus

  a strong creative impulse

• cumulus

  a globular cloud

• discus

  an athletic competition in which a disk-shaped object is thrown as far as possible

• fungus

  an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter

• locus

  the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)

• mucus

  protective secretion of the mucus membranes

• radius

  the length of a line segment between the center and circumference of a circle or sphere

• stimulus

  any stimulating information or event

• streptococcus

  spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains

• terminus

  a place where something ends or is complete

• thalamus

  large egg-shaped structures of grey matter that form the dorsal subdivision of the diencephalon

• typhus

  rickettsial disease transmitted by body lice and characterized by skin rash and high fever