GRE Word List
TORSO
the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk
The meaning of the word torso is the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| phenomena | phenomenon |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| replicate | duplicate |
| pigment | a substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials |
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |
| meretricious | of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| reprise | a musical repetition: |
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |