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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Word | Meaning |
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gerontology | the comprehensive multidisciplinary study of aging and older adults compare geriatrics |
drab | slattern |
fete | festival |
subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
astute | having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever |
blatant | noisy especially in a vulgar or offensive manner : clamorous |
circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
requiem | a mass for the dead |
torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |