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 |
|---|---|
| tint | a usually slight or pale coloration : hue |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| jaded | fatigued by overwork : exhausted |
| listless | characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| manifold | marked by diversity or variety |
| dyslexia | a variable often familial learning disability involving difficulties in acquiring and processing language that is typically manifested by a lack of proficiency in reading, spelling, and writing |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |