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 |
|---|---|
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| consanguinity | the quality or state of being consanguineous |
| doldrums | a spell of listlessness or despondency |
| rendition | the act or result of rendering something: such as |
| germinal | being in the earliest stage of development |
| insurrection | an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government |
| tantamount | equivalent in value, significance, or effect |
| subjective | of, relating to, or constituting a subject: such as |
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
| hypercritical | meticulously or excessively critical |