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 |
|---|---|
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |
| valid | having legal efficacy or force |
| lubricate | to make smooth or slippery |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |
| bastion | a projecting part of a fortification |
| hygiene | a science of the establishment and maintenance of health |
| incendiary | igniting combustible materials spontaneously |