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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WordMeaning
philistinea native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia
purportedreputed
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subjectiveof, relating to, or constituting a subject: such as
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perforateto make a hole through
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
constituenta member of a constituency