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 |
|---|---|
| trigger | a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it |
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |
| sojourn | a temporary stay |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| pitfall | trap |
| vortex | something that resembles a whirlpool |
| hortatory | hortative |
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| retaliate | to return like for like |
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |