GRE Word List
PREHENSILE
adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around
The meaning of the word prehensile is adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| hubbub | noise |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |