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 |
|---|---|
| apropos | being both relevant and opportune |
| religious | relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity |
| impede | to interfere with or slow the progress of |
| nourish | nurture |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| browbeat | to intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully |
| novelty | something new or unusual |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| entreat | to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently |
| lust | usually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness |