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
cavaliermarked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain
skirmisha minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements
incentivesomething that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action
diffidencethe quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident
searbeing dried and withered
solicitorone that solicits
permeablecapable of being permeated : penetrable
incarcerateto put in prison
magnitudegreat size or extent
retrenchcut down