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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habituateto make used to something : accustom
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
slitherto slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface
leniencythe quality or state of being lenient
bohemiana native or inhabitant of Bohemia
rusea wily subterfuge
veneera thin sheet of a material: such as
warymarked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger
shoddya reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo
requisitionthe act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action