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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obituarya notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account
antidotea remedy to counteract the effects of poison
capricea sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action
incubusan evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep
dormantrepresented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws
makeshifta usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute
glossyhaving a surface luster or brightness
rubblebroken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building
vauntedhighly or widely praised or boasted about
partialitythe quality or state of being partial : bias