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.

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automatona mechanism that is relatively self-operating
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extemporaneouscomposed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu
slovenlyuntidy especially in personal appearance
devoutcommitted or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises
coronera usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner
exegesisexposition
tarryto delay or be tardy in acting or doing
squelchto fall or stamp on so as to crush
gentryupper or ruling class : aristocracy