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 |
|---|---|
| vendor | one that vends : seller |
| apiary | a place where bees are kept |
| overt | open to view : manifest |
| humdrum | monotonous |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| comport | to be fitting : accord |
| imbalance | lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |