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 |
|---|---|
| heyday | the period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| avid | characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic |
| airy | of or relating to air : atmospheric |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| commonwealth | a nation, state, or other political unit: such as |
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| medley | a musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |