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
exhortto incite by argument or advice : urge strongly
repelto drive back : repulse
unimpeachablenot impeachable: such as
luminarya person of prominence or brilliant achievement
sleazylacking firmness of texture : flimsy
temperheat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion
denotationan act or process of denoting
conformitycorrespondence in form, manner, or character : agreement
screecha high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror
phalanxa body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files