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 |
|---|---|
| squat | to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground |
| writ | something written : writing |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| lookout | one engaged in keeping watch : watchman |
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| detached | standing by itself : separate |