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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| hybrid | an offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| bolster | a long pillow or cushion |
| stultify | to have a dulling or inhibiting effect on |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| stigma | a mark of shame or discredit : stain |
| regime | regimen |
| solicitous | manifesting or expressing solicitude |