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 |
|---|---|
| pathological | of or relating to pathology |
| recipient | one that receives : receiver |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| collate | to compare critically |
| implement | a device used in the performance of a task : tool |
| brevity | shortness of duration |
| botch | an inflammatory sore |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| supplicant | one who supplicates |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |