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 |
|---|---|
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |
| clasp | a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together |
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| garner | to gather into storage |
| unconscionable | shockingly unfair or unjust |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |
| crabbed | marked by a forbidding moroseness |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| eddy | a current of water or air running contrary to the main current |