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 |
|---|---|
| parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |
| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |
| plump | to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily |
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |
| paramour | lover |
| luster | a glow of reflected light : sheen |
| frolicsome | full of gaiety : playful |