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 |
|---|---|
| remnant | a usually small part, member, or trace remaining |
| drama | a composition (see composition |
| emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |
| colloquy | conversation |
| laceration | the act of lacerating |
| moodiness | subject to depression : gloomy |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| bulge | to jut out : swell |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |