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 |
|---|---|
| antler | one of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family |
| betoken | to typify beforehand : presage |
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |
| decipher | decode |
| barterer | to trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| pecuniary | consisting of or measured in money |
| trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |
| dismantle | to disconnect the pieces of |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |