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 |
|---|---|
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| founder | one that founds or establishes |
| foray | a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid |
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
| imperious | marked by arrogant assurance : domineering |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| pigment | a substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |
| bastion | a projecting part of a fortification |