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 |
|---|---|
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| articulate | expressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively |
| imbalance | lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion |
| bookish | of or relating to books |
| debilitate | to impair the strength of : enfeeble |
| foliage | a representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |
| aperture | an opening or open space : hole |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |