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 |
|---|---|
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
| incentive | something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| sear | being dried and withered |
| solicitor | one that solicits |
| permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |
| incarcerate | to put in prison |
| magnitude | great size or extent |
| retrench | cut down |