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 |
|---|---|
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| nausea | a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| voluble | easily rolling or turning : rotating |
| chasm | a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge |
| executor | one who executes something |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |