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 |
|---|---|
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| glare | to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| gnarl | snarl |
| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary: such as |
| hazard | a source of danger |
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| fester | to generate pus |
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |