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 |
|---|---|
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| flashy | lacking in substance or flavor : insipid |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| compost | a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |