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 |
|---|---|
| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
| asteroid | any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter |
| lustrous | reflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle |
| verisimilitude | the quality or state of being verisimilar |
| litigation | the act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| stanza | a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| sporadic | occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |
| cursive | running |