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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archaichaving the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses
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lodewaterway
chassisthe supporting frame of a structure (such as an automobile or television)
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