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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hoaxto trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous
solemnityformal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event
friskto search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
collateto compare critically
funerealof or relating to a funeral
raspyharsh
indifferentmarked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic
polarizeto cause to vibrate in a definite pattern
decimateto select by lot and kill every tenth man of
self-indulgenceexcessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims