GRE Word List
STEM
stop or check (the flow of); Ex. stem the bleeding from the slashed artery; N: main axis of a plant; stalk
The meaning of the word stem is stop or check (the flow of); Ex. stem the bleeding from the slashed artery; N: main axis of a plant; stalk.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| susceptible | impressionable; easily influenced; sensitive; having little resistance as to a disease; likely to suffer; receptive to; capable of accepting; Ex. susceptible to persuasion/colds; Ex. The agreement is not susceptible of alteration; N. susceptibility |
| ensconce | settle comfortably; place comfortably (in a secure place) |
| blare | loud or harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of light |
| formality | ceremonious quality; ceremonious adherence to rules; something done just for form's sake; Ex. mere formality |
| reconcile | make friendly again (after quarrel); make consistent (two ideas in opposition); correct inconsistencies; Ex. reconcile one's political principles with one's religious beliefs |
| trek | travel; journey; V: make a long difficult journey |
| rational | (of a person) having reason; (of ideas) based on reason; logical |
| cantankerous | ill-humored; irritable |
| exalt | raise in rank or dignity; praise highly; inspire; Ex. exalt the imagination; ADJ. exalted; N. exaltation |
| engage | attract; employ; hire; pledge oneself; confront; fight; enter into confliction; interlock; lock together; participate; N. engagement: agreement to marry; arrangement to meet someone or to do something; battle |