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 |
|---|---|
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| innocuous | producing no injury : harmless |
| proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| plutocracy | government by the wealthy |
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| dulcet | sweet to the taste |
| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| peddle | to travel about with wares for sale |