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 |
|---|---|
| melee | a confused struggle |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
| check | to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| impair | to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
| meander | a winding path or course |