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 |
|---|---|
| symmetry | balanced proportions |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
| gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
| meek | enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| aseptic | preventing infection |