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 |
|---|---|
| passe | past one's prime |
| retrench | cut down |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| lank | not well filled out : slender |
| blues | low spirits : melancholy |
| implement | a device used in the performance of a task : tool |
| ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |
| cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |