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 |
|---|---|
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |
| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |
| brag | a pompous or boastful statement |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| headfirst | with the head foremost |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| bruise | an injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : contusion |
| notch | a V-shaped indentation |
| paramour | lover |