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 |
|---|---|
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
| herd | a typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
| douse | to plunge into water |
| forensic | belonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |