GRE Word List
TORSO
trunk of statue with head and limbs missing; human trunk
The meaning of the word torso is trunk of statue with head and limbs missing; human trunk.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conscript | draftee; person forced into military service; V. |
| infringe | violate (a law); encroach (the right of another person) |
| mitigate | appease; moderate; make or become less in force or intensity |
| hew | cut to pieces with ax or sword; chop; N. |
| import | significance; importance; meaning |
| maroon | leave helpless on a deserted island or coast; ADJ. red brown |
| pharisaical | pertaining to the Pharisees, who paid scrupulous attention to tradition; self-righteous; hypocritical |
| tacit | understood (without actually being expressed); not put into words; Ex. tacit agreement |
| sleeper | one that achieves unexpected success; something originally of little value or importance that in time becomes very valuable |
| diverge | vary; go in different directions from the same point; ADJ. divergent: differing; deviating |
