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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stigma | a mark of shame or discredit : stain |
| exemplary | deserving imitation : commendable |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
| mirth | gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| machinations | an act of machinating |
| spectral | of, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly |
| accede | to express approval or give consent : to agree to a request or demand |
| abominate | to hate or loathe intensely : abhor |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |