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 |
|---|---|
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| scabbard | a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet |
| menagerie | a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition |
| caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |
| gory | covered with gore : bloodstained |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| convoluted | having convolutions |
| obese | having excessive body fat |