GRE Word List
STEM
the main trunk of a plant
The meaning of the word stem is the main trunk of a plant.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incantation | a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic |
| swill | wash |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| fructify | to bear fruit |
| sentimental | marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |