GRE Word List
TRUNK
the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots
The meaning of the word trunk is the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| habituate | to make used to something : accustom |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| slither | to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface |
| leniency | the quality or state of being lenient |
| bohemian | a native or inhabitant of Bohemia |
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |
| veneer | a thin sheet of a material: such as |
| wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |