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 |
|---|---|
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| auroral | dawn |
| comestible | edible |
| quotidian | occurring every day |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |