GRE Word List
STUMP
the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed
The meaning of the word stump is the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |
| occult | to shut off from view or exposure : cover |
| gloat | to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| invert | to reverse in position, order, or relationship |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| centurion | an officer commanding a Roman century |
| temporal | of or relating to time as opposed to eternity |
| wont | accustomed |