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 |
|---|---|
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| compute | to determine especially by mathematical means |
| mogul | an Indian Muslim of or descended from one of several conquering groups of Mongol, Turkish, and Persian origin |
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| integrity | firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| lope | an easy natural gait of a horse resembling a canter |