GRE Word List

TROUGH

a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals

The meaning of the word trough is a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals.

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ventralof or relating to the belly : abdominal
importto bring from a foreign or external source: such as
drivelnonsense
vexto bring trouble, distress, or agitation to
monotheismthe doctrine or belief that there is but one God
prototypean original model on which something is patterned : archetype
smeltany of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste
bara straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening)
windfallsomething (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind
inextricableforming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free