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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dowse | to plunge into water |
| infidel | one who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity |
| bout | a spell or period of activity: such as |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |
| fertile | producing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |