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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arid | excessively dry |
hover | to position (a computer cursor) over something (such as an image or icon) without selecting it |
militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency |
mingle | to bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix |
nutritious | nourishing |
orator | one who delivers an oration |
glare | to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light |
quotidian | occurring every day |
bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |