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 |
|---|---|
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| acrophobia | abnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights |
| chasm | a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge |
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| kindred | of a similar nature or character : like |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| dilute | attenuate |
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |