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 |
|---|---|
| boost | to push or shove up from below |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| voracious | having a huge appetite : ravenous |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| inestimable | incapable of being estimated or computed |
| reinstate | to place again (as in possession or in a former position) |
| penetrate | to pass into or through |
| stilted | pompous |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| dappled | marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background |