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 |
|---|---|
| headlong | headfirst |
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |
| pathological | of or relating to pathology |
| hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
| condign | deserved |
| brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |