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
expansivehaving a capacity or a tendency to expand
argotthe language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group
eulogya commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased
strangleto choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle
complacencyself-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies
slacknot using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent
appositehighly pertinent or appropriate : apt
confluencea coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point
threshto separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically
gargoylea spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building