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 |
|---|---|
| aphasia | loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection) |
| canny | clever |
| rousing | giving rise to excitement : stirring |
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |
| jest | a joking or mocking remark |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |