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.

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WordMeaning
reproachan expression of rebuke or disapproval
jocundmarked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness
bargainan agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other
allayto subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate
poreto gaze intently
ficklemarked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness
vouchsafeto grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner
implicitcapable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied
masticateto grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew
infinitesimalimmeasurably or incalculably small