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 |
|---|---|
| succulent | full of juice : juicy |
| freebooter | pirate |
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| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
| vulnerable | capable of being physically or emotionally wounded |
| hive | a container for housing honeybees |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| smear | a viscous or sticky substance |
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| floe | floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water |