GRE Word List
SHEAF
a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together
The meaning of the word sheaf is a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together.
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| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| gruff | rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect |
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |
| uproar | a state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance |
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| stem | the main trunk of a plant |
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