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 |
|---|---|
| meander | a winding path or course |
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |
| cross | a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
| congruent | congruous |
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| lachrymose | given to tears or weeping : tearful |