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 |
|---|---|
| sodden | dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages |
| entourage | one's attendants or associates |
| celestial | of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity |
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |
| component | a constituent part : ingredient |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |
| ovoid | resembling an egg in shape : ovate |
| antagonism | opposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle |
| scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |