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.
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| forlorn | bereft |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |
| advocate | one who defends or maintains a cause or proposal |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
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