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 |
|---|---|
| providence | divine guidance or care |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| deft | characterized by facility and skill |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| blanch | to take the color out of |
| unearth | to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| gall | brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |