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 |
|---|---|
| gratuity | something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| amalgamate | to unite in or as if in an amalgam |
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| deplore | to feel or express grief for |
| lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |
| lap | a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment |