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 |
|---|---|
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| incriminate | to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault |
| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |
| scotch | scottish |
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| flagrant | conspicuously offensive |