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 |
|---|---|
| singular | of or relating to a separate person or thing : individual |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| cull | to select from a group : choose |
| spawn | to deposit or fertilize spawn |
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| coquette | a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men |