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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WordMeaning
eerieso mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine
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hoarygray or white with or as if with age
jurisprudencethe science or philosophy of law
burlesquea literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation
concordatcompact
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spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
outwitto get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart