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 |
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| coeval | of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration |
| distant | separated in space : away |
| reek | smoke |
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| maroon | a dark red |
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |