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.

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fraileasily led into evil
volatilecharacterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change
punyslight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak
substantivehaving substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned
archetypethe original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype
exiguousexcessively scanty : inadequate
distraitapprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted
skinflinta person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser
swarma great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere
restraintan act of restraining : the state of being restrained