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 |
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| tenant | one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another |
| dormant | represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws |
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| nubile | of marriageable condition or age |
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |
| resound | to become filled with sound : reverberate |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |