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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clefta space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure
incidentan occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening
prologuethe preface or introduction to a literary work
heydaythe period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity
impecunioushaving very little or no money usually habitually : penniless
hygienea science of the establishment and maintenance of health
phalanxa body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files
callowlacking adult sophistication : immature
festerto generate pus
perfunctorycharacterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical