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 |
|---|---|
| bulge | to jut out : swell |
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| ursine | of or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae) |
| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |
| verge | brink |
| bookish | of or relating to books |
| suitor | one that petitions or entreats |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| flaccid | not firm or stiff |
| monogram | a sign of identity usually formed of the combined initials of a name |