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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| earthly | characteristic of or belonging to this earth |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| gnarl | snarl |
| disparity | a noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity |
| vainglorious | marked by vainglory : boastful |
| bent | unenclosed grassland |
| hardy | bold |
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| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |