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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usurpto seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right
collaborateto work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor
nipto catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch
economythe structure or conditions of economic life in a country, area, or period
toteman object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry
summationthe act or process of forming a sum : addition
torrenta violent or forceful flow of fluid
flukeflatfish
untenablenot able to be defended
resurrectto raise from the dead