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 |
|---|---|
| scurry | to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper |
| iota | an infinitesimal amount : jot |
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| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
| attest | to affirm to be true or genuine |
| debilitate | to impair the strength of : enfeeble |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
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| puny | slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak |