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

WordMeaning
raptlifted up and carried away
chasteinnocent of unlawful sexual intercourse
genericrelating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general
indisputablenot disputable : unquestionable
cedeto yield or grant typically by treaty
garrulousgiven to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative
spectralof, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly
despiseto look down on with disrespect or aversion
exigencythat which is required in a particular situation
mutabilityprone to change : inconstant