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 |
|---|---|
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| statutory | of or relating to statutes |
| gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |
| unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| valediction | an act of bidding farewell |
| iridescent | having or exhibiting iridescence |