GRE Word List

STEM

the main trunk of a plant

The meaning of the word stem is the main trunk of a plant.

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wafflea crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron
sounda particular auditory impression : tone
engagedinvolved in activity : occupied
plebiscitea vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler
expletivea syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense
divineof, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god
poseura person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person
parameteran arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves)
congruentcongruous
derangedmentally unsound : crazy