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 |
|---|---|
| exclaim | to cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion |
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| summation | the act or process of forming a sum : addition |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| memento | something that serves to warn or remind |
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |