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
stem_fromarise from; originate from
underlyinglying beneath or below
wadeto step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air
shrewdmarked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen
accordto grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned
minutethe 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds
enterprisingmarked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act
tundraa level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs
convergeto tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet
insolventunable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business