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 |
|---|---|
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| residual | remainder |
| revert | to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject) |
| vicarious | experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| spartan | a native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta |
| sow | an adult female swine |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |